Lesson 9-A Dill pickle . CheRhov's Style Chekhov's style 意远_者 He developed a new dramatic technique ( indirect action"), and he concentrated on subtleties of characterization and interaction between characters rather than on plot and direct action. In a Chekhov play important dramatic events take place offstage 激芽国 Chekhov,)own influence on Western literature has been immense. The author's masterful handling of prose as well as his sensitivity towards character, mood and setting impressed authors as diverse as EM.Forster and virginia Woolf. Indeed, his economical use of language and ambivalent style-Chekhov weaves humor with pathos to magnify the inconsequential details W BTLE To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle Chekhov's Style I. Chekhov’s Style He developed a new dramatic technique ("indirect action"), and he concentrated on subtleties of characterization and interaction between characters rather than on plot and direct action. In a Chekhov play important dramatic events take place offstage. (Chekhov's) own influence on Western literature has been immense. The author's masterful handling of prose, as well as his sensitivity towards character, mood, and setting, impressed authors as diverse as E. M. Forster and Virginia Woolf. Indeed, his economical use of language and ambivalent style—Chekhov weaves humor with pathos to magnify the inconsequential details To be continued on the next page