The Kreutzer Sonata and Other StoriesPenguin UK, 1985. szept. 26. - 352 oldal 'The Kreutzer Sonata' is the self-lacerating confession of a man consumed by sexual jealousy and eaten up by shame and eventually driven to murder his wife. The story caused a sensation when it first appeared and Tolstoy's wife was appalled that he had drawn on their own experiences together to create a scathing indictment of marriage. 'The Devil', centring on a young man torn between his passion for a peasant girl and his respectable life with his loving wife, also illustrates the impossibility of pure love. 'The Forged Coupon' shows how an act of corruption can spiral out of control, and 'After the Ball' examines the abuse of power. Written during a time of spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, these late stories reflect a world of moral uncertainties. |
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... head of the Holy Synod]. If I had known in advance that the wife of Leo Tolstoy had requested an audience of your majesty, I would have begged you not to receive her. What has happened is what one might have feared. Countess Tolstoy ...
... head of the Holy Synod]. If I had known in advance that the wife of Leo Tolstoy had requested an audience of your majesty, I would have begged you not to receive her. What has happened is what one might have feared. Countess Tolstoy ...
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... head, rearranged himself in his seat, and began to speak. 'Oh there was, sir. It's just that there wasn't so much of it, that's all,' he said. 'You can't expect anything else nowadays. They've all gotten that well educated.' As the ...
... head, rearranged himself in his seat, and began to speak. 'Oh there was, sir. It's just that there wasn't so much of it, that's all,' he said. 'You can't expect anything else nowadays. They've all gotten that well educated.' As the ...
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... head that the salesclerk at once decided that victory was on the side of the merchant, and he burst into loud laughter. 'That's only the way you menfolk see it,' said the lady, not ceding defeat, and giving us all an appraising look ...
... head that the salesclerk at once decided that victory was on the side of the merchant, and he burst into loud laughter. 'That's only the way you menfolk see it,' said the lady, not ceding defeat, and giving us all an appraising look ...
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... head, the lady indicated her approval of this exposition of her views. 'It follows, therefore...' the lawyer began, pursuing his discourse. But by this time the nervous man, whose eyes were now on fire, was clearly restraining himself ...
... head, the lady indicated her approval of this exposition of her views. 'It follows, therefore...' the lawyer began, pursuing his discourse. But by this time the nervous man, whose eyes were now on fire, was clearly restraining himself ...
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The Devil | |
The Forged Coupon | |
After the Ball | |
Postface to The Kreutzer Sonata | |
Further Reading | |
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