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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Schmidt's translation sounds smooth to a modern American, and thus eases the American actor's job. It fails, however, to bring the real Chekhov to the English language. Chekhov's writing has a rhythm, a compactness, and a vocabulary that is uniquely his, one that inimitably captures a very distinctive slice of Russian life as it existed one hundred years ago. It is possible to show this slice to an English speaking audience, but Schmidt had no interest in doing this. That is why this translation is a failure.
A secondary but equally unforgiveable fault is that he adds his own stage direction to the text. For instance, he adds the word "beat" to the text in places where Chekhov had nothing at all. The American concept of a stage "beat" had not even been invented yet!
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Having taught Chekhov for a number of years, using translations by Constance Garnett, Elizaveta Fen, David Mamet, and others, it's a pleasure to discover Schmidt's recent translation of Chekhov's major plays. His translations, at times daring linguistically, bring a fresh vitality to Chekhov's plays. I am especially fond of his translations of Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard. New generations of Chekhov readers will find Schmidt's work interesting, accessible, and energetic.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Finally, a fresh translation of Chekhov!
18 Jun 1999
Format:Paperback
Having taught Chekhov for a number of years, using translations by Constance Garnett, Elizaveta Fen, David Mamet, and others, it's a pleasure to discover Schmidt's recent translation of Chekhov's major plays. His translations, at times daring linguistically, bring a fresh vitality to Chekhov's plays. I am especially fond of his translations of Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard. New generations of Chekhov readers will find Schmidt's work interesting, accessible, and energetic.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
The single finest English translation of Chekhov
14 Jun 2002
Format:Paperback
This translation, which incorporates the original vernacular seamlessly into a contemporary translation, is by FAR the finest translation of Chekhov's plays (especially *Uncle Vanya*) I have ever read, or am likely to. As a professor of dramatic literature, I will never again teach Chekhov without assigning my students this fine edition--may it long stay in print.
26 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Modern American Translation Betrays Chekhov
14 Jun 1999
Format:Paperback
Schmidt's translation sounds smooth to a modern American, and thus eases the American actor's job. It fails, however, to bring the real Chekhov to the English language. Chekhov's writing has a rhythm, a compactness, and a vocabulary that is uniquely his, one that inimitably captures a very distinctive slice of Russian life as it existed one hundred years ago. It is possible to show this slice to an English speaking audience, but Schmidt had no interest in doing this. That is why this translation is a failure.
A secondary but equally unforgiveable fault is that he adds his own stage direction to the text. For instance, he adds the word "beat" to the text in places where Chekhov had nothing at all. The American concept of a stage "beat" had not even been invented yet!
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