r/Chekhov • u/PastelKos • Oct 25 '25

Question Articles on Uncle Vanya

Hello! I would like to deepen my understanding on this play. Do you have any reccomendations for articles/papers by reputable scholars?

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u/Auctionjack Nov 20 '25

if you get a chance, Conor McPherson's recent translation does a brilliant job of riding the delicate thin edge between comedy and tragedy in Uncle Vanya. Being Irish, the comedy / tragedy thing is in McPherson's DNA.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/uncle-vanya-about/12454/