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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 精装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9781426201738
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 this 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.
Foreword by Vladirnir Tolstoy
Introduction: Sonya’s Themes
Self-portraits
Music Poetry
Lev Tolstoy
The Family
Estate Life
Servants e~ Peasants
Artists
ITIess
Marriage
Technique
Chronology
Acknowledgments
Credits
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