tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718729119902908554.post1558685961670379825..comments2023-09-25T05:58:35.661-07:00Comments on War and Peace: Anton Chekhov's The DuelJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718729119902908554.post-19271578609709093892010-05-02T00:11:10.034-07:002010-05-02T00:11:10.034-07:00Fantastic story! I really liked his "natural...Fantastic story! I really liked his "naturalistic" approach and the way he resolved the tensions. I also enjoyed his allusions to Pushkin's Onegin and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, they fit his characters' thoughts and demonstrated how literature is woven into the fabric of Russian cultural life, at least during that time.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718729119902908554.post-14164348477946526202010-05-01T03:47:42.534-07:002010-05-01T03:47:42.534-07:00Started The Duel yesterday and am thoroughly enjoy...Started The Duel yesterday and am thoroughly enjoying it. Although the title suggests a fateful conclusion to the story, Chekhov seems to approach it a comic way. Laevsky and Von Koren are fantastic characters.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718729119902908554.post-9224865340751815392010-04-29T22:20:38.412-07:002010-04-29T22:20:38.412-07:00Funny, how the full number of comments aren't ...Funny, how the full number of comments aren't coming up. Maybe this one will click the comments over on the lead page.<br /><br />The pictures I've found for The Duel look lavish. It seems a lot of passion has been put into making this film.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718729119902908554.post-57259424418620595912010-04-29T05:15:14.797-07:002010-04-29T05:15:14.797-07:00Good, rick. Interesting that there appears to be ...Good, rick. Interesting that there appears to be no trailer for this new film.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718729119902908554.post-52135081167763646332010-04-29T04:07:15.577-07:002010-04-29T04:07:15.577-07:00I'm in.I'm in.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.com