
Passion, Humiliation, Revenge
Hatred in Man-Woman Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century Russian Novel
Rina Lapidus(Author)
Lexington Books (Publisher)
Published on 5. September 2008
Book
Hardback
182 pages
978-0-7391-2747-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book reveals the phenomenon in Russian prose in which a male protagonist finds himself perpetuating a cycle of passion, humiliation, and revenge within his relationships with women. By examining the mental and emotional state of the male protagonist who finds himself in a sexual situation, Rina Lapidus explores how his passion for a woman leads the man into an encounter that causes him humiliation and ends up eliciting a powerful desire on his part to punish the woman who initially arouses his erotic feeling. The male protagonist directs his fury at the woman, seeking vengeance because of the shame he has suffered.
Lapidus shows how the man sees himself as a highly spiritual being and finds it difficult to comes to terms with his sexual nature. The author argues that this denial of desire leads the man to take out his frustration with himself on the woman, projecting all of his faults and guilt onto her. When the woman brings the male protagonist low, his thirst for revenge becomes a powerful driving force in his life that eventually brings about his downfall. This book will be of interest to those studying in the areas of Russian literature, psychology, and gender studies.
Lapidus shows how the man sees himself as a highly spiritual being and finds it difficult to comes to terms with his sexual nature. The author argues that this denial of desire leads the man to take out his frustration with himself on the woman, projecting all of his faults and guilt onto her. When the woman brings the male protagonist low, his thirst for revenge becomes a powerful driving force in his life that eventually brings about his downfall. This book will be of interest to those studying in the areas of Russian literature, psychology, and gender studies.
Reviews / Votes
Lapidus admirably assembles a range of a material that works within her paradigm. While she treads familiar ground with her analysis of Anna Karenina, her treatment of Turgenev is more innovative....this volume helps to supplement the growing scholarship on gender and sexuality in Russian literature and will hopefully spur on further research in the field. * Canadian Slavonic Papers * Professor Irina Lapidus offers a provocative study of male/female relationships in Russian literature.... There are some interesting insights provided in the course of her exposition, which will make the study a valuable read particularly for those with an interest in gender studies in Russian literature.... Lapidus sets forth a provocative thesis with interesting and original arguments. * Slavic and East European Journal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
423 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7391-2747-6 (9780739127476)
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Rina Lapidus
Passion, Humiliation, Revenge
Hatred in Man-Woman Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century Russian Novel
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Passion, Humiliation, Revenge
Hatred in Man-Woman Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century Russian Novel
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Person
Rina Lapidus is associate professor of comparative literature at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Content
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
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