The Live Corpse: Play Guide and Free Edition
The Live Corpse: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Live Corpse is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Tolstoy, Leo, graf (1828–1910). The listed translation credits are Maude, Aylmer (1858–1938); Maude, Louise (1855–1939).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Live Corpse" by Leo Tolstoy is a play written around 1900. Fedor Protasov believes his wife never truly chose him over another suitor, driving him to abandon his life and fall into despair. When his wife remarries, believing him dead, Protasov's reappearance triggers a bigamy charge that forces an impossible choice. This unfinished work explores guilt, escape, and the devastating consequences of self-destruction. First performed in 1911 after Tolstoy's death, it became an immediate success worldwide.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Live Corpse
- Author credits: Tolstoy, Leo, graf (1828–1910)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Maude, Aylmer (1858–1938); Maude, Louise (1855–1939)
Catalogue subjects
- Russian drama -- Translations into English
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- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Category: Russian Literature
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