Tolstoy and the Genesis of "War and Peace"
Author | : Kathryn B. Feuer |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801474477 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801474477 |
Rating | : 4/5 (477 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tolstoy and the Genesis of "War and Peace" by : Kathryn B. Feuer
Download or read book Tolstoy and the Genesis of "War and Peace" written by Kathryn B. Feuer and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathryn B. Feuer offers remarkable insights into Leo Tolstoy's creative process while he wrote War and Peace. She follows the novel through countless drafts and notes, and illuminates its connection to earlier, unpublished novels and to crucial new sources, both European and Russian. Additionally, Feuer locates Tolstoy within the intellectual debates of his time.