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.
Statements (44)
| 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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