The Wood Demon

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The Wood Demon is an early four-act play by Anton Chekhov that he later extensively revised into the better-known drama Uncle Vanya.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
stage work
author Anton Chekhov NERFINISHED
basedOn earlier drafts by Anton Chekhov
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
creator Anton Chekhov NERFINISHED
dateWritten 1889
1890
dramaticStructure four-act structure
genre drama
realist play
hasCharacter Dr. Astrov NERFINISHED
Uncle Vanya precursor figure
country landowner
professor's young wife
visiting professor
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century theatre
hasPart Act I
Act II NERFINISHED
Act III NERFINISHED
Act IV
hasRevision later shortened and restructured as Uncle Vanya
hasSuccessorWork Uncle Vanya NERFINISHED
language Russian
laterReworkedAs Uncle Vanya NERFINISHED
literaryForm four-act play
literaryMovement Russian realism
medium theatre
notableFor being the early version of Uncle Vanya
early expression of Chekhov's ecological concerns
numberOfActs 4
originalTitle Леший NERFINISHED
partOf Anton Chekhov's dramatic works
setting Russian country estate
sharesCharactersWith Uncle Vanya NERFINISHED
subjectMatter conflict between ideals and reality
intellectuals in the Russian countryside
theme environmental conservation
provincial boredom
social criticism
unrequited love
wasted life
titleInEnglish The Wood Demon NERFINISHED
workPeriod Chekhov's early plays

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Uncle Vanya adaptationOf The Wood Demon
Uncle Vanya basedOn The Wood Demon