Title:
Leo Tolstoy : a very short introduction / Liza Knapp.
Author:
Knapp, Liza, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Call Number:
PG3410 .K55 2019
Abstract:
Leo Tolstoy is one of the greatest novelists ever to have lived, whose books have stood the test of time to remain widely recognised as literary masterpieces today. This book explores his celebrated novels and nonfiction writings to reveal the core themes and thought at the heart of Tolstoy's work.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198813934
Series:
Very short introductions ; 604
Very short introductions ; 604.
Physical Description:
xix, 146 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Notes on reference to Tolstoy's works -- List of illustrations -- From Ant Brothers to loving all as brothers and sisters -- Tolstoy on war and peace -- Love -- Death -- What Tolstoy believed -- What then must we do? -- Tolstoy's art and devices -- Tolstoy cannot be silent -- Chronology -- References -- Further reading -- Index.
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