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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155523103321

Autore

Tolstai͡a S. A (Sofʹi͡a Andreevna), <1844-1919.>

Titolo

My Life / Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya ; translated from the Russian by John Woodsworth & Arkadi Klioutchanski ; edited and with an introduction by Andrew Donskov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa : , : University of Ottawa Press, , [2012?], c2010

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012

©[2012?], c2010

ISBN

1-280-69144-1

9786613668387

0-7766-1922-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DonskovAndrew <1939->

WoodsworthJohn <1944->

KlioutchanskiArkadi <1965->

Disciplina

891.73/3

Soggetti

Romanciers russes - 19e siecle

Éditeurs - Russie

Écrivains russes - 19e siecle

Écrivains - Conjoints - Russie

Novelists, Russian - 19th century

Publishers and publishing - Russia

Authors, Russian - 19th century

Author's spouses - Russia

Electronic books.

Russia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Map of European Russia & Ukraine (Early 20th Century); Selected Genealogy; From the Editor; Editor's Introduction; Part I: 1840s to 1862; Part II: 1862 to 1875; Part III: 1876 to 1883; Illustrations: Section I; Part IV: 1884 to 1888; Part V: 1889 to 1891; Part VI: 1892 to 1895;



Illustrations: Section II; Part VII: 1896 to 1899; Part VIII: 1900 to 1901; Poetry Appendix; Bibliography; Chapter Outline; Index of Titles of L. N. Tolstoy's Works; Footnote Index

Sommario/riassunto

"One hundred years after his death in 1910. Lev Nikolaevich Leo Tolstoy continues to be regarded as one of the world's greatest writers. Historically, little attention has been paid to his wife, Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya. Acting in the capacity of literary assistant, translator, transcriber and editor, she played an important role in the development of her husband's career. Her memoirs which she entitled My Life - lay dormant for almost a century. Now the book's first-time-ever appearance in Russia is complemented by an unabridged and annotated English translation." "Tolstaya paints an intimate and honest portrait of her husband's character, setting forth new details about his life to which she alone was privy. She describes her extensive correspondence with many prominent figures in Russian and Western society, making My Life a unique account of late-19th- and early-20th-century Russia, with its cast of characters ranging from peasants to the Tsar himself. Her engaging narrative reveals not only her significant contributions to her husband's work but also her considerable talent as an author in her own right."--BOOK JACKET.