Passion, Humiliation, Revenge Hatred in Man-Woman Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century Russian Novel

"Passion, Humiliation, Revenge reveals the phenomenon in Russian prose in which a male protagonist finds himself perpetuating a cycle of passion, humiliation, and revenge in his relationships with women. By examining the mental and emotional state of the male protagonist who finds himself in a sexual situation, Rina Lapidus explores how his passion for a woman leads the man into an encounter that causes him humiliation and ends up eliciting a powerful desire on his part to punish the woman who initially arouses his erotic feeling. The male protagonist directs his fury at the woman, seeking vengeance because of the shame he has suffered."--BOOK JACKET.

Rina Lapidus is associate professor of comparative literature at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.