Swansong (play)

Swansong is an 1887 play by Anton Chekhov, based on his own story "Calchas", concerning an elderly actor.^[1]

References

↑ James N. Loehlin The Cambridge Introduction to Chekhov 2010 1139493523 p.60 "One of these, Swan Song (1887), continues to develop Chekhov's interest in the theatrical milieu; it is based on his short story “Calchas,” one of his many tales about the stage."

Works by Anton Chekhov

Plays	Platonov (1881) On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (1886, 1902) Swansong (1887) Ivanov (1887) The Bear (1888) A Tragedian in Spite of Himself (1889) The Wedding (1889) The Wood Demon (1889) A Marriage Proposal (1890) The Festivities (1891) The Seagull (1896) Uncle Vanya (1897) Three Sisters (1901) The Cherry Orchard (1904)

Novel	The Shooting Party (1884)

Novellas	The Steppe (1888) The Duel (1891) The Story of an Unknown Man (1893) Three Years (1895) My Life (1896)

Short stories	"The Bet" (1889) "Ward No. 6" (1892) "The Black Monk" (1894) "Rothschild's Violin" (1894) "The Darling" (1899) "The Lady with the Dog" (1899)

Related articles	Chekhov's gun Osip Dymov Fragments Wild Honey

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