Tolstoy: Death of Ivan Ilyich

Informationen zum Autor Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), also known as Leo Tolstoy , was a Russian writer who wrote novels and short stories, later plays and essays. Klappentext Tolstoy is most famous for his two major novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace , but he also produced several minor masterpieces, of which The Death of Ivan Illyich is the most outstanding. In this tale he deals with the subject of death, which is a subject often considered taboo. Before opening this book the reader should be warned: this is strong meat, not to be tasted by the squeamish. Whether the reader finds the hero's spiritual conversion convincing or not, they cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer power and artistry of Tolstoy's writing. Vorwort One of Tolstoy's most outstanding minor masterpieces, dealing with death and spiritual conversion - includes a contextual introduction and notes Zusammenfassung Tolstoy is most famous for his two major novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace , but he also produced several minor masterpieces, of which The Death of Ivan Illyich is the most outstanding. In this tale he deals with the subject of death, which is a subject often considered taboo. Before opening this book the reader should be warned: this is strong meat, not to be tasted by the squeamish. Whether the reader finds the hero's spiritual conversion convincing or not, they cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer power and artistry of Tolstoy's writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction TextVocabularyFurther Reading

Product details

• Authors: Michael Beresford, L N Tolstoy, L. N. Tolstoy, L.N. Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Tolstoy Leo
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: Russian
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9781853993596
• ISBN: 978-1-85399-359-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Russian texts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short Stories, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary essays, Classic fiction: general and literary