Anton Chekhov 
The Complete Plays 

‘The most complete collection of the Russian playwright’s repertoire.’—Vogue

This stunning new translation presents the only truly complete edition of the plays of one of the greatest dramatists in history. Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally and beloved for their brilliant wit and understanding of the human condition.This volume contains work never previously translated, including the newly discovered farce
The Power of Hypnotism, the first version of
Ivanov, Chekhov’s early humorous dialogues, and a description of lost plays and those Chekhov intended to write but never did.

About the author

Laurence Senelick is the Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory at Tufts University and author of more than a dozen books, including the award-winning The Chekhov Theatre and The Changing Room: Sex, Drag, and the Theatre. He is director of his own translations of Gogol’s The Inspector General (1998) and Euripides’ The Bakkhai (2001).