Tolstoy: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)

a guide for the perplexed

Continuum (Nov 25, 2008)

9780826493798

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178 pages

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Dewey 891.733

LC Classification PG3410 .L67 2008

LC Control No. 2008300722

Subject

19th Century Russian Literature - Literary Criticism

Plot

Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) is one of the most important writers in the Western tradition. His two great novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, cover an enormous range of basic human experiences with a precision and probing spirit that, in the words of one critic, are simply "unmatched by any other writer." This guide offers students a clear introduction to Tolstoy's literary works from his major novels to the shorter novels and texts, including Hadji Murat and The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The guide also covers major themes including sex, death, authority and evil and offers an overview of Tolstoy's religious and philosophical thought. A final chapter assesses his lasting influence in the spheres of literature and culture, religion and philosophy and on major figures including Joyce, Ghandi, Wittgenstein and Heidegger.