by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Author)
Controversial upon its publication in 1890, The Kreutzer Sonata illuminates Tolstoy's then-feverish Christian ideals, his conflicts with lust and the hypocrisies of nineteenth-century marriage, and his thinking on the role of art and music in society. The Kreutzer Sonata is essentially a discussion in which the character Pozdnyshev tells of his disasterous marriage. A cautionary tale, it is a declamation against immorality and sexual indulgence.
Number of Pages: 198
Dimensions: 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 19, 2013