Tolstoy''s Search for the Kingdom of God - Gender and Queer Anarchism

This book uncovers queer-anarchist dimensions of the second half of Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy's life (1828-1910), and the Russian writer's later art-works. It features queer-friendly readings of classics like Anna Karenina (1875-1877), "The Death of Ivan Ilych" (1886), and Resurrection (1899).

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Kingdom of God and the Russo-Ukrainian War
2. The Tragedy of Heterosexuality: Tolstoy's Aversion to Women
3. Sexism vs. Feminism and Landlordism vs. Anarchism in Anna Karenina
4. Count Tolstoy's Femicidal Misogyny, and Countess Tolstaya's Humanizing Artistic Response
5. Kingdom of God vs. Kingdom of Tsar, and Resurrection from Living Death
6. Theological Writings: "Confession" and The Gospels in Brief
7. Mortality, Queer Anarchism, and the Animal Question in Tolstoy's Short Fiction
8. Non-Resistance or Non-Cooperation: Which Way Forward?
9. Tolstoy's Contributions to World Literature and Global Revolution
10. Conclusion: Social Revolution and Systematic Rescue
Works Cited
Index

About the author

Javier Sethness Castro is a primary-care provider, libertarian socialist, and author or editor of five other books, including Queer Tolstoy: A Psychobiography and Eros and Revolution: The Critical Philosophy of Herbert Marcuse.

Summary

This book uncovers queer-anarchist dimensions of the second half of Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy's life (1828–1910), and the Russian writer's later art-works. It features queer-friendly readings of classics like Anna Karenina (1875–1877), “The Death of Ivan Ilych” (1886), and Resurrection (1899).

Product details

• Authors: Javier Sethness Castro, Javier (Primary Care Provider Sethness Castro
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032911106
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291110-6
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Eastern Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet