• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.148-156
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• 2015

Some of Chekhov's short stories strongly depicted 'women' physical desire and the sins of the flesh. Chekhov created his own eroticism in life as it is through the stories. While the Chekhovian eroticism naturally emphasized on 'sensual issue' between men and women, it is not limited to the erotic expressions only. In the stories, Chekhov is saying about the fundamental causes that why women must cheat on their men, so that he focused on their mental conflicts between corporalities and morality. Finally, women' infidelity and deviance make them cause misfortunes more than ever. Focusing on the best Chekhovian eroticism short stories, , , and , the writer explores Chekhovian eroticism's background and definition, and characteristics by analysis each text deeply.