Heroine Abuse: Dostoevsky's "Netochka Nezvanova" and the Poetics of Codependency

Description: Heroine Abuse by Thomas Gaiton Marullo Shows how, at age twenty-eight, Dostoevsky illustrated the workings of emotional addiction that became the scholarly focus of practitioners of mental health. This book provides an example of what psychologists today call codependency. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Fyodor Dostoevskys first novel, Netochka Nezvanova, written in 1849, remains the least studied and understood of the writers long fiction, but it was a seedbed for many topics and themes that became hallmarks of his major works. Specifically, Netochka Nezvanova was the first in Dostoevskys corpus to focus on the psychology of children and the first to feature a woman in a leading and narrative role. It was also the first work in Russian literature to deal with problems of the family.In Heroine Abuse, Thomas Marullo contends that Netochka Nezvanova also provides a striking example of what psychologists today call codependency: the ways-often deviant and destructive-in which individuals bond with people, places, and things, as well as with images and ideas, to cope with the vicissitudes of life. Marullo shows how, at age twenty-eight, Dostoevsky intuited and illustrated the workings of "relationship addiction" almost a century and a half before it became the scholarly focus of practitioners of mental health. The moral monsters, "infernal" women, children-adults, and adult-children who populate Netochka Nezvanova seek codependence in people, places, and things, and in images, ideas, and ideals to satiate cravings for love, dominance, and control, as well as to indulge in narcissism, sexual perversion, and other aberrant or alternative behaviors. (Indeed, in no other work would Dostoevsky examine such phenomena as pedophilia and lesbianism with such abandon.) Racing from tie to tie, bond to bond, and caught in a debilitating loop that they claim to detest, but sadomasochistically enjoy, the characters in Netochka Nezvanova wreak havoc on themselves and the world. They do so, moreover, with impunity, their addictions moving them from momentary exultation as self-styled extraordinary men and women, through prolonged darkness and despair, and once again, to old and new addictions for physical and emotional release.Readers of Heroine Abuse will see Netochka Nezvanova as a timeless model in depicting codependency in the world of the twenty-first century as it did in St. Petersburg in 1849. Marullos original work will appeal to scholars and students of Russian and comparative fiction; to doctors, psychologists, and therapists; to laymen and women interested in relationship addiction; and, finally, to codependents and relationship addicts of all types. Author Biography Thomas Gaiton Marullo is professor of Russian and Russian literature at the University of Notre Dame. His major works include multiple books about Ivan Bunin, Cursed Days, The Liberation of Tolstoy, About Chekho, and Petersburg. Review Heroine Abuse goes a significant way towards restoring Netochka Nezvanova to its rightful place in Dostoevskiis oeuvre.Slavonic & East European Review * Slavonic and East European Review *Its clear structure, its copious notes and references to scholarship, along with Marullos extremely close reading, result in this monograph becoming a primary source on Netochka Nezvanova for scholars of Russian literature. * Slavic and East European Journal * Long Description Fyodor Dostoevskys first novel, Netochka Nezvanova , written in 1849, remains the least studied and understood of the writers long fiction, but it was a seedbed for many topics and themes that became hallmarks of his major works. Specifically, Netochka Nezvanova was the first in Dostoevskys corpus to focus on the psychology of children and the first to feature a woman in a leading and narrative role. It was also the first work in Russian literature to deal with problems of the family. In Heroine Abuse , Thomas Marullo contends that Netochka Nezvanova also provides a striking example of what psychologists today call codependency: the ways--often deviant and destructive--in which individuals bond with people, places, and things, as well as with images and ideas, to cope with the vicissitudes of life. Marullo shows how, at age twenty-eight, Dostoevsky intuited and illustrated the workings of "relationship addiction" almost a century and a half before it became the scholarly focus of practitioners of mental health. The moral monsters, "infernal" women, children-adults, and adult-children who populate Netochka Nezvanova seek codependence in people, places, and things, and in images, ideas, and ideals to satiate cravings for love, dominance, and control, as well as to indulge in narcissism, sexual perversion, and other aberrant or alternative behaviors. (Indeed, in no other work would Dostoevsky examine such phenomena as pedophilia and lesbianism with such abandon.) Racing from tie to tie, bond to bond, and caught in a debilitating loop that they claim to detest, but sadomasochistically enjoy, the characters in Netochka Nezvanova wreak havoc on themselves and the world. They do so, moreover, with impunity, their addictions moving them from momentary exultation as self-styled extraordinary men and women, through prolonged darkness and despair, and once again, to old and new addictions for physical and emotional release. Readers of Heroine Abuse will see Netochka Nezvanova as a timeless model in depicting codependency in the world of the twenty-first century as it did in St. Petersburg in 1849. Marullos original work will appeal to scholars and students of Russian and comparative fiction; to doctors, psychologists, and therapists; to laymen and women interested in relationship addiction; and, finally, to codependents and relationship addicts of all types. Review Quote "This is a beautifully and compellingly written study of codependency, using literary materials supplied by an early novel by Dostoevsky. The writing is crisp and pulls the reader along. Marullos voice is authoritative and compassionate." --Lorne Tepperman, University of Toronto Details ISBN0875807208 Author Thomas Gaiton Marullo Short Title HEROINE ABUSE Pages 260 Language English ISBN-10 0875807208 ISBN-13 9780875807201 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 891.733 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-10-15 Imprint Northern Illinois University Press Subtitle Dostoevskys "Netochka Nezvanova" and the Poetics of Codependency Place of Publication Dekalb, IL Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2015-10-15 AU Release Date 2015-10-15 NZ Release Date 2015-10-15 US Release Date 2015-10-15 Publisher Cornell University Press Alternative 9781501757068 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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