Tolstoy's War and peace : philosophical perspectives / edited by Predrag Cicovacki.

Format:

Book

Series:

Oxford studies in philosophy and literature.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in philosophy and literature

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Voĭna i mir.

Tolstoy, Leo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This collection of eight essays by world-renowned philosophers and literary critics thoroughly examines the philosophical perspectives of Leo Tolstoy's immortal novel 'War and Peace'. By examining the narrative structure, as well as the struggles and destinies of the central characters, the authors offer in-depth analyses of the multilayered topics of this work. These topics range from those of war and peace, of the possibility of historical truths, and of freedom and determination, to the issues about friendship, love, living, and dying.

Contents:

Cover

Tolstoy's War and Peace

Copyright

Contents

Series Editor's Foreword by Richard Eldridge

Contributors

Translations and References

Introduction

1. Tolstoy on War

2. Overcoming System and "Science" in War and Peace

3. War and Peace as a Historical Novel

4. Denis Davydov's Truth in War and Peace

5. Moscow's Urban Form and Spatial Politics in War and Peace

6. Life Immersed in Love: Natasha, Andrei, and Pierre

7. War and Peace and the Origins of Tolstoy's Religion

8. Death and Infinity

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 27, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-762591-6

0-19-762589-4