Leo Tolstoy Summary

Tolstoy, Leo TOLSTOY, LEO (1828–1910), Russian writer. Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy was born on his family's estate of Yasnaia Poliana (Bright Meadow), in Tula Province. His parents, both fro... Read more

Tolstoy, Lev (Leo) Nikolaevich(1828–1910) Lev (Leo) Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the renowned Russian novelist, won worldwide fame as a moralist and sage for his antiecclesiastical interpretation of Ch... Read more

The Russian novelist and moral philosopher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) ranks as one of the world's great writers, and his War and Peace has been called the greatest novel ever written.Leo Tolstoy was one ... Read more

Leo Tolstoy is one of the most important novelists in Western literature. The breadth of his vision and the range of his accomplishments are immense. His 1928- 1958 collected works comprise 90 volumes... Read more

In the following review of Confession, Hubbard praises Tolstoy's genuine religious faith and honesty, but laments that his religious epiphany may have cut short his career as a fiction writer. ... Read more

In the following essay, Fausset examines evidence of Tolstoy's philosophical convictions in his fiction. During the War a writer in a Sunday paper declared that 'we're all Tolstoy... Read more

In the following essay, Poggioli compares Tolstoy's character and philosophical views with those of the character Alceste in Molière's play The Misanthrope. I It is well known that ... Read more

In the following essay, Spence argues that at the time of his conversion, Tolstoy was caughtbetween the extremes of suicide and asceticism to resolve his existential dilemmas. Tolstoy's ideals ... Read more

In the following essay, Simmons presents an overview of Tolstoy's philosophical writings. 1 When Leo Tolstoy and his three brothers were children they used to play a game which had been started... Read more

In the following essay, Farrar assesses Tolstoy's religious convictions as sincere and worthy of consideration, but believes Tolstoy exaggerated the degree to which the Christian world has misi... Read more

In the following essay, Matual argues that the experiences of Ivan Ilitch in The Death of Ivan Ilitch are a fictional parallel to Tolstoy's spiritual crisis in his Confession. In the late 1870&... Read more

Howells was an American novelist and essayist. In the following essay, he discusses the influence of Tolstoy's religious and philosophical writings on his own works and thought. I come now, tho... Read more

James was an American philosopher best known for his philosophy of pragmatism. In the following essay, he examines the emotional crisis that led to Tolstoy's revelations as recounted in his Con... Read more

In the following essay, Maude briefly discusses the impact of Tolstoy's Confession immediately following the book's publication. Few books have created so much surprise when they were pr... Read more

Neuschafer 1 Tom Neuschafer Ms. Gardner English 10 Honors 4 February 2001 Leo Tolstoy Biography It is said that one individual is simply not ca... Read more