Shestov, Lev Isaakovich(1866–1938)
Lev Isaakovich Shestov, the Russian philosopher and religious thinker, was born in Kiev. His real name was Lev Isaakovich Schwarzmann. Shestov studied law at ...
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Shestov, Lev Isaakovich [addendum]
Shestov has become the object of academic philosophical attention only since 1968. After the 1917 Russian Revolution Shestov became a significant voice in European p...
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Russian Jewish thinker and literary critic Lev Shestov (Lev Isaakovich Schwarzmann; 1866-1938) was obsessed with what he considered to be the inevitable struggle between religious faith and reason. An...
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Below, The Times Literary Supplement offers a thematic analysis of the critical essays collected in Anton Tchekov and Other Essays.
Mr. Shestov is evidently a remarkable critic, and these essays of...
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Recipient of the 1980 Nobel Prize in literature, Lithuanian-born Milosz is known for his contributions to the development of Polish poetry. In the following essay, originally published in the journal ...
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Curtis is an American professor of Russian and author of works on Russian literature.
Lev Shestov wrote two books whose titles contain a reference to Nietzsche: The Good in the Teaching of Count To...
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Scanlan is an American educator and author of works concerning Russian philosophy. Below, he discusses problems with the translation of In Job's Balances.
In light of the debt owed the Ohio ...
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In the following essay, Patterson examines Shestov's use of biblical imagery and discusses his interpretations of the fiction of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche in his In Job's Balanc...
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Lawrence was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, critic, translator, and dramatist, who is known for his controversial and outspoken ideas on such topics such as religion, psychol...
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In the following review of All Things Are Possible, De Casseres discusses the unique Russian character of Shestov's philosophy.
Leo Shestov, a Russian still living at the age of 50, belongs...
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Gascoyne is an English poet, translator, critic, memoirist, dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and editor. In the following essay, he explicates basic tenets of Shestov's thought, compar...
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In the following excerpt, Martin discusses the basic tenets of Shestov's most important work as representative of his philosophical thought.
In his last years Shestov brooded incessantly ove...
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Cohen is an American novelist, critic, editor, and author of nonfiction works dealing with Jewish theology. In the following review of Athens and Jerusalem, he concludes that Shestov is "innoce...
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Russian-born Shein is a Canadian editor, translator, former Presbyterian minister, and author of works on theology and philosophy. In the following essay, he presents an overview of Shestov's w...
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German-born Wyschogrod is a professor of philosophy and author who specializes in Jewish theology. In the following review, he offers a mixed assessment of Athens and Jerusalem.
Lev Shestov was a R...
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Below, Strong gives a mixed appraisal of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche.
Beginning his adult life as a lawyer, Lev Shestov (1866-1938) came to philosophy by way of literary criticism. His first...
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Shestov, Lev Isaakovich (1866–1938)
Lev Shestov
Critical Essay by The Times Literary Supplement
