Serge Gregory holds a PhD in Russian language and literature from the University of Washington. He spent the majority of his career as a corporate communications manager, while publishing articles and teaching courses on Russian literature and culture.
This meticulously researched and readable book is a chronological
account of the contacts, friendship, common pursuits, rivalries,
and professional work of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan-two
pivotal figures in Russian literature and art.... The book gives us
abundant information about various aspects of the two artists'
friendship and the backgrounds to their compositions.
*The Russian Review*
There is rich material in this study. Gregory was right to unpick
this relationship. From the point of view of Chekhov studies,
Levitan is too often neglected. From the point of view of Levitan
studies, this is an artist whose position astride the two most
significant movements in Russian painting of the late nineteenth
century, 'The Itinerants' and the World of Art, is ripe for
investigation and appreciation.
*Slavonic and East European Review*
Very compelling... The book is laid out wonderfully, and Gregory's
chronological tags never fail to reinforce understanding of when we
are. Gregory's focus throughout is masterful.
*Inside Higher Ed*
The breadth of Antosha and Levitasha is astonishing, and the
biographical details brought to light by Gregory's meticulous
research will prove invaluable for scholars of both Levitan and
Chekhov, and their respective artistic productions. As a whole,
Serge Gregory's Antosha and Levitasha stands as a rich testimony of
their relationship and late nineteenth-century Russia.
*H-Net Reviews*
Through meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory
offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work.
*Slavonic and East European Journal*
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