Tolstoy and the Genesis of "War and Peace"
| Author | : Kathryn B. Feuer |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2018-10-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781501721526 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1501721526 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (526 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 2018-10-18 with total page 316 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 She follows the novel through countless drafts and notes, illuminating its connection to earlier, unpublished, novels and to crucial new sources, both European and Russian. A novelist herself, Feuer explores the problems of character development, narrative voice, genre, and structure that Tolstoy ultimately resolved so brilliantly.
