Tolstoi and the Evolution of His Artistic World
Title | Tolstoi and the Evolution of His Artistic World PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 2021-08-09 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004465634 |
Joe Andrew and Robert Reid assemble thirteen analytical discussions of Tolstoi’s key works, written by leading scholars from around the world. The works studied cover almost the entire length of Tolstoi’s career; the analyses present unique insights into Tolstoi’s artistic world.
What is Art?
Title | What is Art? PDF eBook |
Author | Leo Tolstoy |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 1995-08-31 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0141907312 |
During his decades of world fame as a novelist, Tolstoy also wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These works culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Impassioned and iconoclastic, this powerfully influential work both criticizes the elitist nature of art in nineteenth-century Western society, and rejects the idea that its sole purpose should be the creation of beauty. The works of Dante, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Baudelaire and Wagner are all vigorously condemned, as Tolstoy explores what he believes to be the spiritual role of the artist - arguing that true art must work with religion and science as a force for the advancement of mankind.
Tolstoi: Art and Influence
Title | Tolstoi: Art and Influence PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2023-01-23 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004533435 |
Editors Robert Reid and Joe Andrew present eleven contributions by international scholars which highlight Tolstoi’s influence on his contemporaries and posterity through his fiction and thought. A figure of Tolstoi’s intellectual stature has naturally inspired an impressive range of responses. These encompass stage versions of his novels (War and Peace and Resurrection), communes founded in his name, and translations which have sought to capture the essence of his works for successive generations. Tolstoi is also compared in this volume with his contemporaries in chapters on Dostoevskii, Veselitsakaia, Rozanov and Elizabeth Gaskell. The reader of this work will gain new and unique insights into an unparalleled genius of world literature, especially into his immense cultural reach which continues to this day. Contributors: Carol Apollonio, Katherine Jane Briggs, Elena Govor, Nel Grillaert, Susan Layton, Cynthia Marsh, Henrietta Mondry, Richard Peace, Alexandra Smith, Olga Sobolev, Willem Weststeijn, Kevin Windle.
Tolstoy
Title | Tolstoy PDF eBook |
Author | graf Leo Tolstoy |
Publisher | Northwestern University Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Russian drama |
ISBN | 9780810111097 |
These imperfect renderings, coupled with Tolstoy's famous polemics against Shakespeare and Chekhov as playwrights, have reinforced the general misapprehension that Tolstoy is not a dramatist.
What Is Art and Essays on Art
Title | What Is Art and Essays on Art PDF eBook |
Author | Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 327 |
Release | 2020-10-16 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1528769643 |
Originally published in 1930, this book contains the widely respected essay 'What Is Art', by the well-known Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any fan of his works. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
On the Significance of Science and Art
Title | On the Significance of Science and Art PDF eBook |
Author | Leo Tolstoy |
Publisher | Lindhardt og Ringhof |
Pages | 77 |
Release | 2023-01-12 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 8726892391 |
For some, it is a four-letter word. But for Leo Tolstoy, "work" is one of the main reasons that we are here. The author and philosopher urges us to comply with the "eternal law of humanity" - to "labour with our whole being, feeling no shame at any sort of work". It's one in the eye for the idle rich and those who look down on low-paid jobs. And it is at the heart of a wide-ranging essay on the purpose of art and science. Parts of the book and Tolstoy's conclusions have been superseded by scientific advances, but much of it is almost prophetic. As we embrace working from home, portfolio careers and uncertainty, his thoughts retain their currency. Tolstoy weaves his thoughts on 19th century art and science onto a backdrop of thousands of years of philosophy. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian author, a master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists. Tolstoy’s major works include 'War and Peace' (1865–69) and 'Anna Karenina' (1875–77), two of the greatest novels of all time and pinnacles of realist fiction. Beyond novels, he wrote many short stories and later in life also essays and plays. In the years following the publication of 'War and Peace' Tolstoy - who was born to a Russian aristocratic family - had a spiritual awakening that made him a committed Christian anarchist and pacifist. His philosophy inspired Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
Tolstoy on Art
Title | Tolstoy on Art PDF eBook |
Author | Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy |
Publisher | Arkose Press |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 2015-11-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781346315775 |
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