Author Archives: Anastasia Hunter

Women’s thrive in literary, political and social arena triggered widespread male anxiety and repugnance.  The images constructed by men of what the woman should or should not be were still hunting women becoming a great obstacle toward their freedom. Virginia … Continue reading →

“The Lady with the Dog” (‘Dama s Sobachkoi’) was written in 1899 when Chekhov was at the height of his career. It is an account of the extramarital affair between Dmitri Dmitrievich Gurov and Anna Sergeevna. Their casual affair gradually … Continue reading →