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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : 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.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 2023-01-23
Category : 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.
Author : Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : 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.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 2024-09-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004708014
This volume is a major contribution to the study of the life, work and standing of Joseph Brodsky, 1987 Nobel Prize Laureate and the best-known Russian poet of the second half of the twentieth century. This is the most significant book devoted to him in the last 25 years, and features work by many of the leading experts on him, both in Russia and the West. Every one of the chapters makes a real contribution to different aspects of Brodsky – the growth of interest in his work, his world view and political position, and the unique aspects of his poetics. Taken together, the sixteen chapters offer a rounded interpretation of his significance for Russian culture today.
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Page : 718 pages
File Size : 11,46 MB
Release : 1926
Category : American periodicals
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Author : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 5286 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Leo Tolstoy's magnum opus, 'The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series)', encapsulates the quintessence of 19th-century Russian literature. This collection includes Tolstoy's seminal works such as 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', known for their intricate characterization, profound philosophical insights, and epic scope. Tolstoy's literary style is characterized by his meticulous attention to detail, rich descriptive prose, and deep psychological explorations of his characters. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Russian society, Tolstoy's novels delve into timeless themes of love, war, morality, and existential angst. This omnibus edition provides readers with a comprehensive insight into the genius of one of the greatest novelists in literary history. Tolstoy's exploration of the human condition, social injustice, and spiritual awakening continues to resonate with readers today, making this collection a must-read for anyone interested in classic literature.
Author : Boris Groys
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 33,16 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 1844678091
From the ruins of communism, Boris Groys emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history, this brilliant essay likens totalitarian aims to the modernists’ goal of producing world-transformative art. In this new edition, Groys revisits the debate that the book has stimulated since its first publication.
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Page : 718 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 1904
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ISBN :
The Poetical gazette; the official organ of the Poetry society and a review of poetical affairs, nos. 4-7 issued as supplements to the Academy, v. 79, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, Dec. 3 and 31, 1910
Author : Herman Ermolaev
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1400886066
Treating Sholokhov's art and life against the Soviet political background, the author considers the episodes in his life that influenced his writing and then shows how one-sided commitment to party ideology led to his creative deterioration. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Wassily Kandinsky
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 048613248X
Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.
