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Song Without Words: The Photographs & Diaries of Countess Sophia Tolstoy

Door Leah Bendavid-Val

Categorie
Geschiedenis Rusland
Boeknummer
#437101-WA50
Titel
Song Without Words: The Photographs & Diaries of Countess Sophia Tolstoy
Auteur
Bendavid-Val, Leah
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Washington DC : National Geograhic
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
1426201737
ISBN13
9781426201738
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original half cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations (mostly photographs) mostly in b/w, small 4to.
Samenvatting
Through never-before-seen photographs and intriguing personal diaries, this beautiful book provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of Countess Sophia Tolstoy and her husband, Leo Tolstoy-one of the greatest authors of all time-set against the grand and terrifying backdrop of aristocratic Russia on the brink of its demise. Between 1885 and 1910, Countess Tolstoy made more than a thousand photographs representing her entire world-from artists to aristocrats to peasants to family, from the Crimea to Moscow to the family estate 100 kilometers to the south. She also kept detailed diaries, which sweep us into fashionable balls and local gossip... magical scenes of winter in Russia... and devastating famine in the countryside. Sophia's works deepen our understanding of the era as well as of t... (Lees verder)his amazing woman, who had thirteen children, battled a troubled marriage, and, though blessed with a creative life of her own, was so devoted to her husband's career that she hand-copied his great works Anna Karenina and War and Peace many times over. Song Without Words showcases the photographs by theme, with Sophia's writings providing emotional context for many of the images. Commentary by author Leah Bendavid-Val weaves through the book, linking diaries with pictures and placing each in its historical and literary setting. Autobiographical in nature, yet global in its true scope, Song Without Words brings to light the gifts of a major figure whose previously unknown works enrich our knowledge of literature, photography, and history.
Pagina's
239
Conditie
Goed — Red permanent marker dot on bottom cut and cover edge.
Prijs
€ 12,50

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