This volume contains two concise works by the innovative twentieth-century literary critic Janko Lavrin, offering accessible and thoughtful introductions to the two greatest Russian novelists. It provides a perfect point of access into the often bewildering world of Russian literature, and the troubled geniuses which created it. Tolstoy: An Approach, first published in 1944, is an attempt to interpret Tolstoy as an artist and thinker in light of the twentieth-century experience: specifically, it seeks to discern the relationship between Tolstoy the novelist and Tolstoy the religious pseudo-prophet, thereby articulating the contours of his most essential ethical and psychological insights. In Dostoevsky: A Study, published first in 1943, Lavrin suggests a wide range of valuable observations and intriguing possibilities, exploring the enigmatic and perennially fascinating Dostoevsky in terms of the inter-connections between his life, his thought, his relationships, his writing, and the socio-cultural circumstances in which he found himself.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138780996
eBay Product ID (ePID)
194710816
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tolstoy: an Approach Bound with Dostoevsky: a Study
Author
Janko Lavrin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
334 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
590g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Janko Lavrin
Series Title
Routledge Library Editions: Tolstoy and Dostoevsky