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Tolstoy: A Guide for the Perplexed
Contributor(s): Love, Jeff (Author)
ISBN: 0826493785     ISBN-13: 9780826493781
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
OUR PRICE:   $133.65  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: A concise but comprehensive guide to Tolstoy's literary and philosophical writings, focusing on aspects of his work that students find most difficult.
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European - General
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union
Dewey: 891.733
LCCN: 2008300722
Series: Guides for the Perplexed
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.65 lbs) 192 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Love, Jeff: - Jeff Love is Associate Professor of German and Russian at Clemson University, USA. He is author of The Overcoming of History in 'War and Peace' (Rodopi, 2004).