figure
My Wicked Wilfulness, Sir
the Greek
also: Грек Злое мое произволение-с
An invented Greek-merchant figure given a mock-obsequious honorific in place of a proper name, drawing on the Greek trading community Chekhov knew from Taganrog.
Reading notes
- To P. Ye. and Ye. Ya. Chekhov, 20 June 1878. Taganrog. §7 the Greek, My Wicked Wilfulness, Sir
An invented Greek merchant figure given a mock-obsequious honorific title in place of a name -- a stock comic type from the Taganrog trading community Chekhov grew up around.