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The Missing Set: How Landscape Acts In The Cherry Orchard , Ann Leone
The Missing Set: How Landscape Acts In The Cherry Orchard , Ann Leone
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Why is the cherry orchard almost entirely absent from the stage? How does this absent landscape function dramatically? Chekhov's own garden expertise supports a study of the way that landscape in this play—its presence at once pervasive and virtual—both transcends and subverts the functions of setting. Such a reading of the function of landscape leads us to new ways of answering old questions about the play, as well: is the orchard more or other than a symbol? is the play a comedy? I examine the features and conventions of an orchard and garden landscape as they collide with characters' apprehension …