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Book SynopsisChekhov's Children explores Anton Chekhov's stories – dating from his early writings in the 1880s – as a distinct body of work unified by the theme of maturation and by the creation of a literary model of childhood.
Trade Review"This pioneering and engaging study contributes to Chekhov studies, childhood studies, the study of late imperial Russia, but its most innovative dimension lies in bringing together literary and childhood studies in a methodologically interesting way, constructing an original model that deserves to be taken up, developed, and refined in other cases for the future." Andy Byford, Durham University and author of Science of the Child in Late Imperial and Early Soviet Russia
“Nadya L. Peterson’s book is a unique and welcome addition to Chekhov scholarship. Firmly anchored in theories of child-rearing and pedagogy which emerged during the nineteenth century, Peterson’s study provides the first full-length analysis of Chekhov’s child characters. In so doing, she also exposes the nuanced role human development plays in Chekhov’s art as a whole.” Modern Language Review
