@article{ref1,
title="The Kreutzer Sonata or homicidal jealousy according to Tolstoy",
journal="Annales medico-psychologiques",
year="1994",
author="Benezech, M.",
volume="152",
number="5",
pages="281-291",
abstract="In the first movement (the presto) of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata there are two strongly opposing themes (positive masculine and negative feminine). Inspired by this confrontation, in his novel &quot;The Kreutzer Sonata&quot;, Tolstoï describes the marital conflict that drives the jealous husband, Pozdnychev, to kill his wife whom he believes to be unfaithful. The murderer thinks that his wife, a pianist, is betraying him with a violinist when he discovers them in his home at night. The present paper is a criminological study of this murder brought about by passion. In this novel Tolstoï paints a very realistic picture of the criminal workings of Pozdnychev's mind, the tragic tale of this jealousy is perfectly consistent with the judicial understanding of crimes of passion.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0003-4487",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}