Masterpieces of Short Fiction

Chekhov, Love, and "The Lady with the Dog" (1x5)

Air date: Jan 01, 2008

According to novelist Vladimir Nabokov, "All the traditional rules of storytelling have been broken in this wonderful story." In this lecture, Professor Krasny delineates how Chekhov's unorthodox but deft treatment of character, plot, and setting result in a masterpiece of short fiction.