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Page 113
... Chekov's . Since the interest is not concentrated on two or three persons , but on a group , and since the theme is their relations with one another and the environment , the author must take care to counteract the natural inclination ...
... Chekov's . Since the interest is not concentrated on two or three persons , but on a group , and since the theme is their relations with one another and the environment , the author must take care to counteract the natural inclination ...
Page 185
... Chekov . The literary world somewhat lacks balance , and when a fancy takes it , is apt to regard it not as a passing fashion , but as Heaven's first law ; and the notion prevailed that anyone who had artistic leanings and wanted to ...
... Chekov . The literary world somewhat lacks balance , and when a fancy takes it , is apt to regard it not as a passing fashion , but as Heaven's first law ; and the notion prevailed that anyone who had artistic leanings and wanted to ...
Page 186
... Chekov manner . I did not want to . I wanted to write stories that proceeded , tightly knit , in an unbroken line from the ex- position to the conclusion . I saw the short story as a narrative of a single event , material or spiritual ...
... Chekov manner . I did not want to . I wanted to write stories that proceeded , tightly knit , in an unbroken line from the ex- position to the conclusion . I saw the short story as a narrative of a single event , material or spiritual ...
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