Ivanoff: A Play
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 1999-05-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #1755 |
Description
"Ivanoff: A Play" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a four-act drama first performed in 1887. Nikolai Ivanov, a debt-ridden government official, struggles with melancholy as his marriage crumbles and his tuberculosis-stricken wife unknowingly approaches death. When he becomes entangled with Sasha, his creditor's young daughter, a web of accusations about his motives begins to tighten. Chekhov's drama explores internal conflicts and moral judgment, building toward a shocking climax that questions whether redemption is possible for a man who has lost his appetite for life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)