Dostoyevsky / Banine (Translator) / Joly, Louis (Illustrator).

La Femme D’un Autre ou le mari sous le lit.

Paris, Julliard Sequana, 1945. 12.5 cm x 17 cm. 87 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear. Slight tear to lower and top spine and edges of cover. Some stronger spotting on cover. Slight tear on inside of back cover. Small section of front endpage missing. Inscription by preowner.

“The story originated from two separate pieces: “Another Man’s Wife” and “A Jealous Husband” (published in 1848 in the journal “Notes of the Fatherland”). In preparing the 1859 two-volume collected works, the writer combined both in one story – “Another Man’s Wife and the husband under the bed.” The first part only slightly changed certain lines, while the second part is more significantly altered.

In his story, Dostoevsky utilized some techniques of the vaudeville genre, in particular the construction of the dialogues, replete with puns. The title of the story, too, resembles popular titles of the vaudeville 1830-1840s (e.g., Fyodor Koni’s 1834 “Husband in the Fire, While His Wife On a Visit”). Dostoevsky continued to use these techniques in future works (for example, in “Uncle’s Dream”). Subsequently, Dostoevsky gave a different, deeply psychological interpretation of the theme of the deceived husband, in the story The Eternal Husband (1870).” (Wikipedia).

• Keywords: 19th Century · 19th Century Literature · Short Stories
• Language: Francais
• Inventory Number: 43949AB

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