Kreutzer Sonata Variations

Lev Tolstoy's Novella and Counterstories by Sofiya Tolstaya and Lev Lvovich Tolstoy

384 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy's controversial novella The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors. In addition, available to English readers for the first time is a fascinating and previously neglected constellation of counterstories written by the author's wife and son in direct response to Tolstoy's provocative tale, each a passionate attempt to undo the message of the original work. These radically conflicting tales, accompanied by excerpts from family letters, diaries, notes, and memoirs, provide readers with a vivid and highly revealing case study of the powerful disputes concerning sexuality and gender roles that erupted within the cultural context of late-nineteenth-century Russian, as well as European, society.

• Reihe: Yale University Press
• ISBN: 9780300189940
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2014
• Größe: 241 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Michael R Katz