
Resurrection
Leo Tolstoy(Author)
Richard F. Gustafson(Editor)
Oxford University Press
Published on 28. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-19-955576-5 (ISBN)
Description
Resurrection (1899) is the last of Tolstoy's major novels. It tells the story of a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia.
Tolstoy's vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger, and forgiveness, Resurrection is at the same time a panoramic description of social life in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century, reflecting its author's outrage at the social injustices of the world in which he lived.
This edition, which updates a classic translation, has explanatory notes and a substantial introduction based on the most recent scholarship in the field.
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Tolstoy's vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger, and forgiveness, Resurrection is at the same time a panoramic description of social life in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century, reflecting its author's outrage at the social injustices of the world in which he lived.
This edition, which updates a classic translation, has explanatory notes and a substantial introduction based on the most recent scholarship in the field.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Reviews / Votes
Tolstoy magisterially condemns society's social inequities by holding a mirror up to its flawed face; gripping and sombre. * The Observer *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
356 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-955576-5 (9780199555765)
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11/1999
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Persons
Richard F. Gustavson is an eminent Professor of Slavic. He is currently Visiting Professor of Slavic at Harvard as well as Olin Professor of Russian at Barnard College, Columbia.
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Olin Professor of Russian, Barnard CollegeOlin Professor of Russian, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York
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