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DESCRIPTION:Although known mostly as a great playwright\, Anton Chekhov (18
 60-1904) is also routinely and correctly described as the inventor of the 
 modern short story. Why? Perhaps his stories revealed a familiar modern li
 fe\, one often felt to be godless\, random\, and absurd. By abandoning the
  clichéd beginning-middle-and-end plot\, by refusing to judge his charact
 ers\, by forsaking a climax or a neat narrative resolution\, Chekhov made 
 his stories appear almost unbearably lifelike.\n\nOf course\, there existe
 d talented earlier writers like Maupassant\, Turgenev\, Gogol\, Poe\, Hawt
 horne\, Irving\, and others\; however\, none of these could be called “m
 odern.” We will see how Chekhov’s literary principles birthed that par
 ticular adjective– “modern”–for the short story.\n\nExpect at-home
  questions\, small group discussion\, and lecture. For comparison purposes
 \, other stories will be distributed.\n\nRequired Text and Edition: Anton 
 Chekhov's Short Stories (Norton Critical Editions\, 1st Edition\,1979)
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LOCATION:Baker Downtown Center
SUMMARY:Anton Chekhov: Genius Architect of the Modern Short Story
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 tect_of_the_modern_short_story
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