Tolstoy or Dostoevsky
| Author | : George Steiner |
| Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
| Total Pages | : 239 |
| Release | : 2010-12-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780571266494 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0571266495 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tolstoy or Dostoevsky by : George Steiner
Download or read book Tolstoy or Dostoevsky written by George Steiner and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Steiner's Tolstoy or Dostoevsky has become a classic among scholars of Russian literature. An essay in poetic and philosophic criticism that bears mainly on the Russian masters, Tolstoy or Dostoevsky deals also with larger themes: the epic tradition extending from Homer to Tolstoy; the continuity of a "tragic world view" from Oedipus Rex to King Lear and The Brothers Karamazov; the contrasts between the epic and dramatic modes, between irreconcilably opposed views of God and of history.
