Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Nikolai Leskov
- First Published: 1865
- Type of Work: Short story
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Mtsensk District, Russia
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Wives, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Adultery, Loneliness, Russia or Russian people, Siberia or Siberians, Labor camps
- Locales: Mtsensk, Russia
Characters Discussed
Katerina L’vovna Izmaylova (kah- teh-RIH-nah LVOV-nah ihz-MAY-loh- vah), the wife and, later, the widow of Zinovy Borisovich Izmaylov. She was born into a poor family, and she married at the age of twenty-four largely to improve her material circumstances. She is described as highly attractive, if not beautiful; her straight, thin nose, sparkling dark eyes, and black hair seem to accentuate the more direct appeal imparted by her fine white neck, firm breasts, and gracefully rounded shoulders. After five years as his wife, she has begun chafing at the...
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