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An English translation of Anton Chekhov's 1887 one-act play about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.
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An English translation of ''[[Lebedinaia pesnia]]'', a one-act play by Anton Chekhov
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Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.
  
 
Originally translated into English by Marian Fell and published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
 
Originally translated into English by Marian Fell and published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
  
Since then translated and adapted a number of times, eg.
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Since then translated and adapted into English a number of times, including a celebrated adaptation by Michael Frayn performed by Paul Scofield and * in 2006.
 
 
1998: Translated by Paul Schmidt for his book ''The Plays of Anton Chekhov'';
 
  
2014: Translated and adapted by Michael Frayn for production as part of the 2014 Play Pieces presentations at Elgin and Inverness, directed by Garry Collins.
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Swanesang]]'' [[Salome Louw]] (19**) and [[Nico Luwes]] (20**).  
  
  
 
https://archive.org/details/AntonChekhov-SwanSong-AOneActPlay-AlanDavisDrake
 
https://archive.org/details/AntonChekhov-SwanSong-AOneActPlay-AlanDavisDrake

Revision as of 07:55, 11 January 2015

An English translation of Lebedinaia pesnia, a one-act play by Anton Chekhov

Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.

Originally translated into English by Marian Fell and published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons.

Since then translated and adapted into English a number of times, including a celebrated adaptation by Michael Frayn performed by Paul Scofield and * in 2006.

Translated into Afrikaans as Swanesang Salome Louw (19**) and Nico Luwes (20**).


https://archive.org/details/AntonChekhov-SwanSong-AOneActPlay-AlanDavisDrake