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Pure, Strong and Sexless
The Peasant Womanâs Body and Gleb Uspensky
Series: - Studies in Slavic Literature and Poetics, Volume: 43
- Studies in Slavic Literature and Poetics Online, Volume: 43
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Pure, Strong and Sexless explores the representation of gender and sexuality of peasant women in turn of the century Russian culture through the writings of populist writer Gleb Uspensky. Uspenskyâs numerous works address a range of issues related to sexuality, including infanticide, abortion, prostitution, adultery and venereal disease. This is the first comprehensive study of populistâs fantasies in regard to the peasant womanâs body as a non-sexed utopian body within Russian fin-de-siecle sexual discourse. Included in this book is the first English translation of the diary of Uspenskyâs psychiatrist, Dr Boris Sinani. This frank account portrays the tragic decline of a sensitive observer and writer into the psychotic and delusionary world of schizophrenia. This work is an invaluable source for students of Russian literature, gender studies, and history of psychiatry.
"â¦Mondryâs excellent book [â¦] is to be warmly welcomed." â in: The Russian Review 66/3 (2007)
"â¦a compelling picture of [Uspenskii]â¦" â in: Modern Language Review 102/3 (2007)
"â¦a provocative interpretation of Gleb Ivanovich Uspenskiiâs writings that warrants attentionâ¦" â in: Canadian Slavonic Papers XLIX/1-2 (2007)
"â¦a compelling picture of [Uspenskii]â¦" â in: Modern Language Review 102/3 (2007)
"â¦a provocative interpretation of Gleb Ivanovich Uspenskiiâs writings that warrants attentionâ¦" â in: Canadian Slavonic Papers XLIX/1-2 (2007)
Introduction
Chapter 1: âDaydreamsâ: the quest for social gender changes or a new type of beauty?
Chapter 2: âIn a Womanâs Positionâ: truncated sexuality in young women and teenage boys
Chapter 3: How âstraightâ is the Venus de Milo? Shaping gender in stone sculpture
Chapter 4: âA Good Russian typeâ: in search of a new masculinity
Chapter 5: Peasant sexuality and demonic possession
Chapter 6: âShe Stopped!â: moral rebirth through hard labor
Chapter 7: Children: necessary evil or product of divine will?
Chapter 8: The sacred egg: a symbol of human procreation
Chapter 9: The final testimony: âPeasant Womenâ
Conclusion
Appendix: The Diary of Doctor B. N. Sinani: a record of Gleb Uspenskyâs illness
Translatorâs introduction by Henrietta Mondry
Preface to the Diary by publisher Vladimir Bonch-Bruevich
The Diary of Doctor B. N. Sinani
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1: âDaydreamsâ: the quest for social gender changes or a new type of beauty?
Chapter 2: âIn a Womanâs Positionâ: truncated sexuality in young women and teenage boys
Chapter 3: How âstraightâ is the Venus de Milo? Shaping gender in stone sculpture
Chapter 4: âA Good Russian typeâ: in search of a new masculinity
Chapter 5: Peasant sexuality and demonic possession
Chapter 6: âShe Stopped!â: moral rebirth through hard labor
Chapter 7: Children: necessary evil or product of divine will?
Chapter 8: The sacred egg: a symbol of human procreation
Chapter 9: The final testimony: âPeasant Womenâ
Conclusion
Appendix: The Diary of Doctor B. N. Sinani: a record of Gleb Uspenskyâs illness
Translatorâs introduction by Henrietta Mondry
Preface to the Diary by publisher Vladimir Bonch-Bruevich
The Diary of Doctor B. N. Sinani
Bibliography
Index