Download or read book Tolstoy written by Rosamund Bartlett and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of the brilliant author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina “should become the first resort for everyone drawn to its titanic subject” (Booklist, starred review). In November 1910, Count Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station. At the time of his death, he was the most famous man in Russia, more revered than the tsar, with a growing international following. Born into an aristocratic family, Tolstoy spent his existence rebelling against not only conventional ideas about literature and art but also traditional education, family life, organized religion, and the state. In “an epic biography that does justice to an epic figure,” Rosamund Bartlett draws extensively on key Russian sources, including fascinating material that has only become available since the collapse of the Soviet Union (Library Journal, starred review). She sheds light on Tolstoy’s remarkable journey from callow youth to writer to prophet; discusses his troubled relationship with his wife, Sonya; and vividly evokes the Russian landscapes Tolstoy so loved and the turbulent times in which he lived.
Download or read book The Life of Tolstoy written by Aylmer Maude and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Life of Tolstoy First Fifty Years written by Aylmer Maude and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years' by Aylmer Maude, the reader is presented with a comprehensive account of the first half of Leo Tolstoy's life. Maude meticulously details the influential events and experiences that shaped Tolstoy's early years, providing insight into the development of one of the greatest literary minds. The book's narrative style is engaging and informative, offering a vivid portrayal of Tolstoy's personal and professional struggles and triumphs. Maude's work not only delves into Tolstoy's literary achievements but also explores the philosophical and ethical principles that guided his life and work, making it a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Russian literature. Maude's in-depth analysis of Tolstoy's formative years sheds light on the evolution of his ideas and beliefs, offering a compelling exploration of the man behind the iconic literary works. 'The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years' is a scholarly masterpiece that provides a captivating look into the early life of one of the most renowned authors in history.
Download or read book The Life of Tolstoy written by Aylmer Maude and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent biography by Tolstoy's close friend and translator, Aylmer Maude, is now available in paperback for the first time. First published in 1908-10, when it was largely contributed to by Tolstoy and revised by his wife, Countess Tolstoy, it was revised and reviewed by Tolstoy's daughter for the centenary of the author's birth in 1928. This second version includes an account of Tolstoy's last days and death and the culmination of his thoughts about life, art, and religion. It is considered by many to be the definitive life of the great Russian writer. Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), a nobleman and heir to large estates, was a man of tremendous energy and fine intellect. His novels, which include War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and his numerous plays and short stories pursue in fiction the ideals of truth and morality the author himself pursued in life. Though constantly discouraged and remorseful, Tolstoy never abandoned these ideals and eventually arrived at "intellectual conclusions which involved non-resistance to evil, the abolition of governments and nationality, of churches and dogmas, but involved also belief in God and love of men." The influence of Tolstoy's ideas and writings spread far beyond the borders of Russia, and he became, and remains, a literary and intellectual prophet to many in the West. Born in Yásnaya Polyána, an ancestral estate 130 miles south of Moscow, Tolstoy was surrounded in his youth by wealth and privilege. Despite the fact that he and his brothers and sister were orphaned by the time Tolstoy was nine, there were tutors and a large extended family to care for them. Tolstoy's military career, which forced him to confront mortality and the meaning of life, began in adolescence when he volunteered for duty in the Caucasus and continued through the 1850s and the bloody Crimean War. His search for meaning led him to spiritualism and the occult and to the writing of short stories, the first of which, "Childhood," was published when he was 24. Tolstoy married and fathered 13 children, but left the daily care of both his children and his estate to his wife, as he repudiated money and property. Aylmer Maude, who spent 23 years in Russia, examines these and many other facets of Tolstoy's life with the intimacy of a close friend and the objectivity of a Westerner. His Life of Tolstoy, long considered a major biography, illuminates the development of Tolstoy's life and ideas and the great literary works that reflect them.
Download or read book The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy Latest works Life General index Bibliography written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Leo Tolstoy His Life and Work written by Pavel Biri︠u︡kov and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Teaching of Leo Tolstoy written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leo Tolstoy His Life and Work written by Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-27 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the late Count Tolstoy's intimate friends it is a matter for regret that, in the English language, there is no reliable biography of the great Russian teacher. In their opinion all existing works are marred by the entirely wrong standpoint from which the authors regard, and try to expound, the important facts of Tolstoy's life and the tenets of his philosophy. Paul Birukoff was one of Tolstoy's closest friends, and Tolstoy himself actually collaborated with him on this work, and selected personally the letters and other documents from which extracts have been quoted. With remarkable knowledge of his great compatriot's private life, Birukoff has also brought to his task an understanding of Tolstoy's ideals and a peculiar gift for sober, unbiased criticism.
Download or read book On Life written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1886, shortly before his fifty-eighth birthday, Leo Tolstoy was seriously injured while working in the fields of his estate. Bedridden for over two months, Tolstoy began writing a meditation on death and dying that soon developed into a philosophical treatise on life, death, love, and the overcoming of pessimism. Although begun as an account of how one man encounters and laments his death and makes this death his own, the final work, On Life, describes the optimal life in which we can all be happy despite our mortality. After its completion, On Life was suppressed by the tsars, attacked by the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, and then censored by the Stalinist regime. This critical edition is the first accurate translation of this unsung classic of Russian thought into English, based on a study of manuscript pages of Tolstoy's drafts, and the first scholarly edition of this work in any language. It includes a detailed introduction and annotations, as well as historical material, such as early drafts, documents related to the presentation of an early version at the Moscow Psychological Society, and responses to the work by philosophers, religious leaders, journalists, and ordinary readers of Tolstoy's day.
Download or read book COMP WORKS OF COUNT TOLSTOY written by Leo 1862-1939 Wiener and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy My religion On life Thoughts of God On the meaning of life written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy written by Leo Wiener and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book COMP WORKS OF COUNT TOLSTOY written by Leo Graf Tolstoy, 1828-1910 and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
