Resurrection (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1899
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: Prince Dmitri Ivanovitch Nekhludoff, Katerina Mikhaelovna Maslova (Katusha), Valdemar Simonson, Vera Doukhova
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Justice, Prisoners, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Prostitution or prostitutes, Guilt, Trials, Russia or Russian people, Siberia or Siberians
- Locales: Moscow, Russia, Siberia, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Story:
Katerina Maslova, better known as Katusha, was being led out of prison to attend her trial for murder. Of illegitimate birth, she had been taken in by Sophia and Mary Ivanovna, well-to-do sisters who had cared for her and begun to educate her. When she was sixteen years old, Katusha was seduced by her guardians’ nephew, Prince Dmitri Ivanovitch Nekhludoff. Learning that she was to become a mother, Katusha went to stay with a village midwife until her child was born. The baby was taken to the foundling hospital, where it soon died, and Katusha, after a series of...
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