Tolstoy on the Couch - Misogyny, Masochism and the Absent Mother (Paperback, 1st ed. 1998)

In his 1889 novella The Kreutzer Sonata Lev Tolstoy declared war on human sexuality. Having fathered thirteen children by his wife and at least two children by peasant women, the great Russian writer now has the arrogance to suggest that people should stop having children. Psychoanalysis of Tolstoy's diaries and other private materials reveals that Tolstoy's anti-sex position was grounded in a sadistic attitude towards women (including his wife Sonia) and a punishing, masochistic attitude towards himself. These feelings, in turn, were related to the trauma of maternal loss in Tolstoy's early childhood.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	270
Edition:	1st ed. 1998
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-14781-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory
LSN:	1-349-14781-8
Barcode:	9781349147816

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