These critically hailed translations of The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and the other Chekhov Plays are the only ones in English by a Russian-language scholar who is also a veteran Chekhovian actor.
Schmidt\'s translations of Chekhov.
Without compromising the spirit of the text, Paul Schmidt accurately translates Chekhov\'s entire theatrical canon, rescuing the humor "lost" in most academic translations while respecting the historical context and original social climate.
These critically hailed translations of The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and the other Chekhov Plays are the only ones in English by a Russian-language scholar who is also a veteran Chekhovian actor