Rina Lapidus

Passion, Humiliation, Revenge

Hatred in Man-Woman Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century Russian Novel

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 423g
• ISBN-13: 9780739127476
• ISBN-10: 0739127470
• Artikelnr.: 24477010

Autorenporträt

Rina Lapidus is associate professor of comparative literature at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Inhaltsangabe

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 andPerestroika 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