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PublisherCornell University Press
ISBN-100801478170
ISBN-139780801478178
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Book TitleTolstoy on War : Narrative Art and Historical Truth in War and Peace
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSubjects & Themes / Historical events, Russian & Former Soviet Union
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism
AuthorDonna Tussing Orwin
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
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LCCN2012-015299
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsMcPeak and Orwin bring together twelve essays on Tolstoy's War and Peace to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the Battle of Borodino. Each chapter in some way touches on at least one the novel's most prevalent contradictions (e.g., war and peace; freedom and determinism; fiction and nonfiction), spanning the disciplines of literary criticism, history, and philosophy.... The volume has thematic consistency and a wide disciplinary appeal, bringing history and literary criticism together in a study of a classic of world literature., "Tolstoy On War is a unique contribution to the field of Tolstoy studies and a significant work in interdisciplinary literary criticism. The collaboration of literature scholars with specialists in history, political science, government studies, and global security is groundbreaking and very timely. War and Peace touches on real life-and-death questions, and this is what makes the novel continue to provoke readers today. The treatment of war in the novel has provoked a long and rich public debate, to which this volume offers insight and a series of provocative new questions."--William Nickell, The University of Chicago, author of The Death of Tolstoy: Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station, 1910, "Tolstoy on War offers readers the results of an international conference held in April 2010 at the United States Military Academy at West Point.... The audience consisted primarily of cadets who had studied the novel and who had already 'wrestled with [Tolstoi's] take on their deadly, idealistic profession' (2)....In all, the editors have done an excellent job, providing introductory and concluding comments that frame the dozen essays, while contributing their own original research."-Kathleen Parth,Slavic Review(Winter 2013), Tolstoy on War offers readers the results of an international conference held in April 2010 at the United States Military Academy at West Point.. The audience consisted primarily of cadets who had studied the novel and who had already 'wrestled with [Tolstoi's] take on their deadly, idealistic profession' (2)..In all, the editors have done an excellent job, providing introductory and concluding comments that frame the dozen essays, while contributing their own original research., "Tolstoy on War offers readers the results of an international conference held in April 2010 at the United States Military Academy at West Point.... The audience consisted primarily of cadets who had studied the novel and who had already 'wrestled with [Tolstoi's] take on their deadly, idealistic profession' (2)....In all, the editors have done an excellent job, providing introductory and concluding comments that frame the dozen essays, while contributing their own original research."--Kathleen Parthé,Slavic Review(Winter 2013), "McPeak and Orwin bring together twelve essays on Tolstoy's War and Peace to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the Battle of Borodino. Each chapter in some way touches on at least one the novel's most prevalent contradictions (e.g., war and peace; freedom and determinism; fiction and nonfiction), spanning the disciplines of literary criticism, history, and philosophy. . . . The volume has thematic consistency and a wide disciplinary appeal, bringing history and literary criticism together in a study of a classic of world literature."-Choice, "McPeak and Orwin bring together twelve essays on Tolstoy's War and Peace to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the Battle of Borodino. Each chapter in some way touches on at least one the novel's most prevalent contradictions (e.g., war and peace; freedom and determinism; fiction and nonfiction), spanning the disciplines of literary criticism, history, and philosophy. . . . The volume has thematic consistency and a wide disciplinary appeal, bringing history and literary criticism together in a study of a classic of world literature."--Choice, "Tolstoy on War offers readers the results of an international conference held in April 2010 at the United States Military Academy at West Point.... The audience consisted primarily of cadets who had studied the novel and who had already 'wrestled with [Tolstoi's] take on their deadly, idealistic profession' (2)....In all, the editors have done an excellent job, providing introductory and concluding comments that frame the dozen essays, while contributing their own original research."--Kathleen Parth,Slavic Review(Winter 2013), "Tolstoy On War is a unique contribution to the field of Tolstoy studies and a significant work in interdisciplinary literary criticism. The collaboration of literature scholars with specialists in history, political science, government studies, and global security is groundbreaking and very timely. War and Peace touches on real life-and-death questions, and this is what makes the novel continue to provoke readers today. The treatment of war in the novel has provoked a long and rich public debate, to which this volume offers insight and a series of provocative new questions."-William Nickell, The University of Chicago, author of The Death of Tolstoy: Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station, 1910
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal891.73/3
Table Of ContentIntroduction by Donna Tussing Orwin Chapter 1. Tolstoy on War, Russia, and Empire by Dominic Lieven Chapter 2. The Use of Historical Sources in War and Peace by Dan Ungurianu Chapter 3. Moscow in 1812: Myths and Realities by Alexander M. Martin Chapter 4. The French at War: Representations of the Enemy in "War and Peace" by Alan Forrest Chapter 5. Symposium of Quotations: Wit and Other Short Genres in "War and Peace" by Gary Saul Morson Chapter 6. The Great Man in "War and Peace" by Jeff Love Chapter 7. "War and Peace" from the Military Point of View by Donna Tussing Orwin Chapter 8. Tolstoy and Clausewitz: The Duel as a Microcosm of War by Rick McPeak Chapter 9 The Awful Poetry of War: Tolstoy's Borodino by Donna Tussing Orwin Chapter 10. Tolstoy and Clausewitz: The Dialectics of War by Andreas Herberg-Rothe Chapter 11. The Disobediences of War and Peace by Elizabeth D. Samet Chapter 12. Tolstoy the International Relations Theorist by David A. Welch War and Peace at West Point by Rick McPeak Notes Works Cited List of Contributors Index
SynopsisThis book brings together a distinguished group of scholars in essays that focus on the wartime sections of War and Peace. Approaching the novel from different disciplines, they wrestle with the book's great themes., In 1812, Napoleon launched his fateful invasion of Russia. Five decades later, Leo Tolstoy published War and Peace, a fictional representation of the era that is one of the most celebrated novels in world literature. The novel contains a coherent (though much disputed) philosophy of history and portrays the history and military strategy of its time in a manner that offers lessons for the soldiers of today. To mark the two hundredth anniversary of the French invasion of Russia and acknowledge the importance of Tolstoy's novel for our historical memory of its central events, Rick McPeak and Donna Tussing Orwin have assembled a distinguished group of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds?literary criticism, history, social science, and philosophy?to provide fresh readings of the novel. The essays in Tolstoy On War focus primarily on the novel's depictions of war and history, and the range of responses suggests that these remain inexhaustible topics of debate. The result is a volume that opens fruitful new avenues of understanding War and Peace while providing a range of perspectives and interpretations without parallel in the vast literature on the novel., In 1812, Napoleon launched his fateful invasion of Russia. Five decades later, Leo Tolstoy published War and Peace , a fictional representation of the era that is one of the most celebrated novels in world literature. The novel contains a coherent (though much disputed) philosophy of history and portrays the history and military strategy of its time in a manner that offers lessons for the soldiers of today. To mark the two hundredth anniversary of the French invasion of Russia and acknowledge the importance of Tolstoy's novel for our historical memory of its central events, Rick McPeak and Donna Tussing Orwin have assembled a distinguished group of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds--literary criticism, history, social science, and philosophy--to provide fresh readings of the novel. The essays in Tolstoy On War focus primarily on the novel's depictions of war and history, and the range of responses suggests that these remain inexhaustible topics of debate. The result is a volume that opens fruitful new avenues of understanding War and Peace while providing a range of perspectives and interpretations without parallel in the vast literature on the novel. Contributors: Alan Forrest, University of York; Andreas Herberg-Rothe, University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany; Dominic Lieven, Trinity College, Cambridge University; Jeff Love, Clemson University; Alexander M. Martin, University of Notre Dame; Rick McPeak, United States Military Academy at West Point; Gary Saul Morson, Northwestern University;Donna Tussing Orwin, University of Toronto; Elizabeth D. Samet, United States Military Academy at West Point; Dan Ungurianu, Vassar College; David A. Welch, Balsillie School of International Affairs and University of Waterloo, In 1812, Napoleon launched his fateful invasion of Russia. Five decades later, Leo Tolstoy published War and Peace, a fictional representation of the era that is one of the most celebrated novels in world literature. The novel contains a coherent (though much disputed) philosophy of history and portrays the history and military strategy of its time in a manner that offers lessons for the soldiers of today. To mark the two hundredth anniversary of the French invasion of Russia and acknowledge the importance of Tolstoy's novel for our historical memory of its central events, Rick McPeak and Donna Tussing Orwin have assembled a distinguished group of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds--literary criticism, history, social science, and philosophy--to provide fresh readings of the novel. The essays in Tolstoy On War focus primarily on the novel's depictions of war and history, and the range of responses suggests that these remain inexhaustible topics of debate. The result is a volume that opens fruitful new avenues of understanding War and Peace while providing a range of perspectives and interpretations without parallel in the vast literature on the novel.
LC Classification NumberPG3365.V65T65 2012
