Tolstoy

Originally published in 1970, this account of Tolstoy's achievement as a novelist concentrates on the best known of his works, in particular the two masterpieces Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Extracts are, however, taken from all the major novels and are arranged chronologically to demonstrate the development of technique.

List of contents

Part 1: Narrative Method. Characterization. 1. The Cossacks 2 - 5 War and Peace 6. Anna Karenina Group Scenes 7& 8 War and Peace 9 & 10 Resurrection Inner and Outer Landscape 11. Boyhood 12. Anna Karenina 13. Master and Man Inner Monologue 14. The Cossacks 15. War and Peace 16 & 17. The Death of Ivan Ilyich Dialogue 18 & 19. War and Peace 20 & 21. Anna Karenina 22. Resurrection Satire and Irony 23. Childhood 24-27 Anna Karenina 28. Resurrection Part 2: Subject Matter. Cossack Women 29. The Cossacks Polish Soldiers Showing their Devotion to Napoleon 30. War and Peace Historical Theory 31. War and Peace Children 32. Anna Karenina Bird Shooting 33. Anna Karenina.

Summary

Originally published in 1970, this account of Tolstoy’s achievement as a novelist concentrates on the best known of his works, in particular the two masterpieces Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Extracts are, however, taken from all the major novels and are arranged chronologically to demonstrate the development of technique.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald Hayman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032887197
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3288719-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Eastern Europe, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Russian & Soviet