A Century of Failure and the Resilience of the Word: The Best of the Literary Internet
The history of literature is often written as a series of triumphs, but its most enduring lessons frequently begin in the depths of failure....
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The history of literature is often written as a series of triumphs, but its most enduring lessons frequently begin in the depths of failure. On this day in 1896, Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull premiered at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. The production was a disaster of such proportions that the audience hissed at the […]