Open AccessA Young Footman in A. P. Chekhov’s Comedy «The Cherry Orchard»
Author(s) -
Valeriy Vladimirovich Prozorov
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
izvestiâ saratovskogo universiteta. novaâ seriâ. seriâ filologiâ/izvestiâ saratovskogo universiteta. novaâ seriâ. seriâ filologiâ. žurnalistika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-898X
pISSN - 1817-7115
DOI - 10.18500/1817-7115-2015-15-1-42-45
Subject(s) - comedy , polyphony , melody , art , literature , communication , psychology , musical
A viewpoint is presented that Chekhov’s comedy may be considered as a polyphonic (in the musicological understanding of the term) reunion of melodic voices of different characters with whom the voice (self-awareness, behavior, squeamish and sneering attitude to other people) of the young footman Yasha is conspicuously and ominously discordant.