Tolstoy and His Problems
by Maude Aylmer
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780898754070
Paperback|9780898754070
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It is still difficult for English readers to discover Tolstoy's opinions, or, at any rate, to understand clearly how his views on different subjects fit together.Each essay in this volume expresses, in one form or other, Tolstoy's view of life; and the main object of the book is not to praise his views, but to explain them. His positions, not being final revelations of the truth attainable by man, may and should be subjected to criticism, and to re-examination from other points of view.The first five essays do this directly, and the last four indirectly. But Tolstoy must not be held responsible for Maude's statements on matters of detail or matters of fact, for example, as the history of the Doukhobors or the negotiations that preceded the war in South Africa.Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian author, a master of realistic fiction and one of the world's greatest novelists. Tolstoy is best known for his two longest works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, which are commonly regarded as among the finest novels ever written. War and Peace in particular seems virtually to define this form for many readers and critics. Among Tolstoy's shorter works, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is usually classed among the best examples of the novella. Especially during his last three decades Tolstoy also achieved world renown as a moral and religious teacher. His doctrine of nonresistance to evil had an important influence on Gandhi. Although Tolstoy's religious ideas no longer command the respect they once did, interest in his life and personality has, if anything increased over the years. Most readers will agree with the assessment of the 19th-century British poet and critic Matthew Arnold that a novel by Tolstoy is not a work of art but a piece of life; the 20th-century Russian author Isaak Babel commented that, if the world could write by itself, it would write like Tolstoy.
| ISBN-13 | 9780898754070 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0898754070 |
| Weight | 0.90 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 4.50 x 1.00 x 8.00 In |
| List Price | $32.50 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 344 pages |
| Publisher | Univ Pr of the Pacific |
| Published On | 2001-06-01 |
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