The Kreutzer Sonata Variations Lev Tolstoy's Novella and Counterstories by Sofiya Tolstaya and Lev Lvovich Tolstoy |
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| Editor:
| Katz, Michael R. |
| Foreword by:
| Tolstaya, Ekaterina |
| Afterword by:
| Tolstoy, Andrey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-18994-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionA 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.