Nabokov on the end of Chekhovs Lady with a Little Dog: They talk, they discuss their position, how to get rid of the necessity of this sordid secrecy, how to be together always. They find no solution and in the typical Chekhov way the tale fades out with no definite full-stop but with the natural motion of life. And it seemed as though in a little while the solution would be found, and then a new and glorious life would begin; and it was clear to both of them that the end was still far off, and that what was to be most complicated and difficult for them was only just beginning. All the traditional rules of story telling have been broken in this wonderful short story of twenty page or so. There is no problem, no regular climax, no point at the end. And it is one of the greatest stories ever written. - Lectures on Russian Literature
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:55:09 +0000
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