Tolstoys Family Prototypes In War And Peace

Author : Brett Cooke
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 : 1644694107
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tolstoy’s Family Prototypes in "War and Peace" written by Brett Cooke and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were the consequences of Tolstoy’s unusual reliance on members of his family as source material for War and Peace? Did affection for close relatives influence depictions of these real prototypes in his fictional characters? Tolstoy used these models to consider his origins, to ponder alternative family histories, and to critique himself. Comparison of the novel and its fascinating drafts with the writer’s family history reveals increasing preferential treatment of those with greater relatedness to him: kin altruism, i.e., nepotism. This pattern helps explain many of Tolstoy’s choices amongst plot variants he considered, as well as some of the curious devices he utilizes to get readers to share his biases, such as coincidences, notions of “fate,” and aversion to incest.

Author : Rick McPeak
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801465893
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tolstoy On War written by Rick McPeak and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1812, Napoleon launched his fateful invasion of Russia. Five decades later, Leo Tolstoy published War and Peace, a fictional representation of the era that is one of the most celebrated novels in world literature. The novel contains a coherent (though much disputed) philosophy of history and portrays the history and military strategy of its time in a manner that offers lessons for the soldiers of today. To mark the two hundredth anniversary of the French invasion of Russia and acknowledge the importance of Tolstoy's novel for our historical memory of its central events, Rick McPeak and Donna Tussing Orwin have assembled a distinguished group of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds-literary criticism, history, social science, and philosophy-to provide fresh readings of the novel. The essays in Tolstoy On War focus primarily on the novel's depictions of war and history, and the range of responses suggests that these remain inexhaustible topics of debate. The result is a volume that opens fruitful new avenues of understanding War and Peace while providing a range of perspectives and interpretations without parallel in the vast literature on the novel.

Author : Kathryn B. Feuer
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501721526
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tolstoy and the Genesis of "War and Peace" written by Kathryn B. Feuer and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathryn B. Feuer offers remarkable insights into Leo Tolstoy's creative process while he wrote War and Peace. She follows the novel through countless drafts and notes, illuminating its connection to earlier, unpublished, novels and to crucial new sources, both European and Russian. A novelist herself, Feuer explores the problems of character development, narrative voice, genre, and structure that Tolstoy ultimately resolved so brilliantly.

Author : Gary Saul Morson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674971809
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wonder Confronts Certainty written by Gary Saul Morson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary Saul Morson brings to life the intense intellectual debates shaping two centuries of Russian writing. Dialogues of great writers with philosophical wanderers and blood-soaked radicals reveal a contest between unyielding dogmatism and open-minded wonder, rendering the Russian literary canon at once distinctive and universally human.

Author : Rosamund Bartlett
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547545878
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tolstoy written by Rosamund Bartlett and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of the brilliant author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina “should become the first resort for everyone drawn to its titanic subject” (Booklist, starred review). In November 1910, Count Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station. At the time of his death, he was the most famous man in Russia, more revered than the tsar, with a growing international following. Born into an aristocratic family, Tolstoy spent his existence rebelling against not only conventional ideas about literature and art but also traditional education, family life, organized religion, and the state. In “an epic biography that does justice to an epic figure,” Rosamund Bartlett draws extensively on key Russian sources, including fascinating material that has only become available since the collapse of the Soviet Union (Library Journal, starred review). She sheds light on Tolstoy’s remarkable journey from callow youth to writer to prophet; discusses his troubled relationship with his wife, Sonya; and vividly evokes the Russian landscapes Tolstoy so loved and the turbulent times in which he lived.

Author : Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520377508
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of Our Minds written by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A stimulating history of how the imagination interacted with its sibling psychological faculties—emotion, perception and reason—to shape the history of human mental life."—The Wall Street Journal To imagine—to see what is not there—is the startling ability that has fueled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the picture in our minds. Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy, and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the thrilling and disquieting tales of our imaginative leaps—from the first Homo sapiens to the present day. Through groundbreaking insights in cognitive science, Fernández-Armesto explores how and why we have ideas in the first place, providing a tantalizing glimpse into who we are and what we might yet accomplish. Unearthing historical evidence, he begins by reconstructing the thoughts of our Paleolithic ancestors to reveal the subtlety and profundity of the thinking of early humans. A masterful paean to the human imagination from a wonderfully elegant thinker, Out of Our Minds shows that bad ideas are often more influential than good ones; that the oldest recoverable thoughts include some of the best; that ideas of Western origin often issued from exchanges with the wider world; and that the pace of innovative thinking is under threat.

Author : Aylmer Maude
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years written by Aylmer Maude and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years by Aylmer Maude: Gain insights into the life and legacy of one of Russia's most celebrated authors with Aylmer Maude's "The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years." Through this biography, readers are offered a comprehensive look at Leo Tolstoy's early life, literary achievements, and his impact on literature and society. Key Aspects of the Book "The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years by Aylmer Maude": Biographical Exploration: Maude's biography provides readers with a detailed account of Leo Tolstoy's life, from his formative years to his emergence as a prominent literary figure. Literary Legacy: The narrative highlights Tolstoy's contributions to literature, including his iconic novels such as "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," and explores the themes and influences that shaped his work. Social Impact: "The Life of Tolstoy" examines Tolstoy's engagement with social and philosophical issues, his advocacy for pacifism and social reform, and his influence on generations of writers and thinkers. Aylmer Maude was a British author, translator, and Tolstoyan who played a significant role in promoting the works and ideas of Leo Tolstoy. Through The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years, Maude offers readers a comprehensive portrait of Tolstoy's life, work, and enduring legacy.

Author : graf Leo Tolstoy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy: War and peace written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Carroll
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415970143
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Darwinism written by Joseph Carroll and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jeremy DeSilva
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691242062
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Most Interesting Problem written by Jeremy DeSilva and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science In 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, a companion to Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called "the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist." A Most Interesting Problem brings together twelve world-class scholars and science communicators to investigate what Darwin got right—and what he got wrong—about the origin, history, and biological variation of humans. Edited by Jeremy DeSilva and with an introduction by acclaimed Darwin biographer Janet Browne, A Most Interesting Problem draws on the latest discoveries in fields such as genetics, paleontology, bioarchaeology, anthropology, and primatology. This compelling and accessible book tackles the very subjects Darwin explores in Descent, including the evidence for human evolution, our place in the family tree, the origins of civilization, human races, and sex differences. A Most Interesting Problem is a testament to how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps to structure our narratives about human origins, showing how some of Darwin's ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not. A Most Interesting Problem features contributions by Janet Browne, Jeremy DeSilva, Holly Dunsworth, Agustín Fuentes, Ann Gibbons, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Brian Hare, John Hawks, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Kristina Killgrove, Alice Roberts, and Michael J. Ryan.