Passion, Humiliation, Revenge - Hatred in Man Woman Relationships in 19th 20th Century Russian Novel

Informationen zum Autor Rina Lapidus is associate professor of comparative literature at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Klappentext The book focuses upon the phenomenon in Russian literature in which a man desires a woman, feels humiliated after having sexual relations with her, and ends up seeking revenge upon his partner. Examined here for the first time, this study on the nature of heterosexual relationships in Russian literature will be of interest to scholars of Russian literature, gender studies, and psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Dedication Chapter 3 Introduction: The Aim and Structure of the Book Chapter 4 1. The Evolution of Attitudes toward Women in Russian Literature Chapter 5 2. Spiritual and Physical Murder Between Man and Woman: Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov Chapter 6 3. Woman as Sexual Predator: Tolstoy, Zoschenko, and Trifonov Chapter 7 4. Woman's Infidelity as the Cause for Man's Devastation: Tolstoy v. Flaubert, Leskov, Turgenev, Kuprin, and Chekhov Chapter 8 5. Anxiety about the Strong Woman: Turgenev, Leskov, Bulgakov Chapter 9 6. Surrogate for the Man-Woman Relations in the Post-War Soviet Literature: Vasilyiev, Grossman, and Rasputin Chapter 10 7. Eunuch as Hero in the Late-Soviet and Perestroika Literature: Dovlatov, Nagibin, and Polyakov Chapter 11 8. Man as an Object in Literature by Women: Shcherbakvoa, Rubina, Ulitskaya, Petrushevskaya, and Grekova Chapter 12 Conclusion: Sex an an Animal Act beyond Comprehension Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Lapidus, Rina Lapidus, Lapidus Rina
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.12.2008
• EAN: 9780739127476
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2747-6
• Pages: 171
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Russia, Literature: history & criticism, Empires & historical states, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Literature: history and criticism, Other Geographical Groupings, Oceans & Seas, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet