Chekhov, Salinger, and Stoicism Analysis | PDF | Stoicism | Epictetus
Robert Wexelblatt
Midwest Quarterly; Autumn86, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p50-76, 27p3/16/1985·Read paper
Abstract
This document summarizes and analyzes how two authors, Anton Chekhov and J.D. Salinger, incorporated aspects of Stoic philosophy into their works, specifically Epictetus' teachings. It discusses how Chekhov presented Stoicism critically in his novella Ward No. 6, while Salinger admired it and associated it with Eastern religion. The document also analyzes key Stoic concepts like indifference to externals that were addressed in the works and how the authors may have interpreted Stoicism differently due to their historical contexts.
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