Sofia Tolstaya, the Author: Her Literary Works in English Translation
Description
Dealing with the most topical questions of the time, Sofia Tolstaya's artistic works--from parables to short stories, novellas, and memoirs--show deep insights into the social context of nineteenth-century Russia.
In his lengthy review of My Life (along with other Tolstaya publications) in Canadian Slavonic Papers, the eminent Tolstoy scholar Hugh McLean (2011) laments the fact that it has taken so long (almost a century after her death) to focus academic attention on Sofia Tolstaya, and that there has been no unified publication of her works, scattered as they are among dated journals or not published at all. This book aims to help fill this lacuna by offering a critical introduction to her literary output as a writer in her own right, and presenting, for the first time, an anthology of her main artistic works, some in fresh English translation, and others never translated before.Product Details
Price
$39.95
$37.15
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Publish Date
February 22, 2022
Pages
588
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 1.19 inches | 1.72 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780776629445
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About the Author
Andrew Donskov, member of the Royal Society of Canada, is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures of the University of Ottawa. His research focuses on the nineteenth century Russian literature, peasant literature, the Doukhobors, and the literary career of Leo Tolstoy.
He received the Tolstoy Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Tolstoy Studies, awarded by the L.N. Tolstoy Museum in Moscow, in 2015.Reviews
« Le précieux travail qu'Andrew Donskov a mené dans la préparation, le commentaire et l'édition des oeuvres littéraires de Sofia Tolstoï nous a donné l'occasion fantastique de découvrir le travail de cette femme surprenante qui fut à la fois la femme de Tolstoï, une mère de treize enfants, une grand-mère de vingt-cinq autres et - comme cela est aujourd'hui évident - une écrivaine talentueuse. »-- "PUO-UOP"
"Andrew Donskov's invaluable work in editing and contextualizing Tolstaya's literary efforts has given us a fabulous opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the work of this surprising woman, Tolstoy's wife, mother to thirteen children, grandmother to twenty-five and--as is now entirely evident--gifted writer."
"Andrew Donskov's invaluable work in editing and contextualizing Tolstaya's literary efforts has given us a fabulous opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the work of this surprising woman, Tolstoy's wife, mother to thirteen children, grandmother to twenty-five and--as is now entirely evident--gifted writer."
