The Kreutzer Sonata (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1889
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Suicide, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Adultery, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Pianos or pianists, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: Russia
Places Discussed
*Russia. Tolstoy’s native land is the setting for all his fiction, which typically focuses on family problems. In his view, the human mind is the place where everything starts: love and hate, marriage and murder, and the family is a micro- unit of society, showing health or sickness of the whole body. This novel is Tolstoy’s “peep show”—attempt to analyze causes of failed marriages. The conflict between human physical needs (sex) and spiritual (moral) needs, created by the strict Christian upbringing in patriarchal Russia is further complicated by the...
[The entire page is 808 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
Related Topics
