I think Chekhov himself never was as taken with visions of better future, as some of his heroes who always make speeches about it, while dong very liitle in the present. They sound pretty pathetic. They're written to sound like it, too, I think.
Then, I might need to re-read -even though Chekhov is one of my favorite writers ever. One forgets, or misses something, or reads though a certain lense at certain time.
That's why I love to re-read by the way.
Thank you, I don't know what else to say,-thank you, really
One thing I always liked about Teddy Roosevelt is that William James despised him.
I think Chekhov himself never was as taken with visions of better future, as some of his heroes who always make speeches about it, while dong very liitle in the present. They sound pretty pathetic. They're written to sound like it, too, I think.
Then, I might need to re-read -even though Chekhov is one of my favorite writers ever. One forgets, or misses something, or reads though a certain lense at certain time.
That's why I love to re-read by the way.
Thank you, I don't know what else to say,-thank you, really
interesting point re Chekhov — i’ll think about that