{"product_id":"tolstoy-a-very-short-introduction-paperback-1","title":"Tolstoy: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiza Knapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e are widely recognized as two of the greatest novels ever written. Their author Leo Tolstoy has been honored as the father of the modern war story, as an innovator in psychological prose, and as a genius at using fiction to reveal the mysteries of love and death. At the time of his death in 1910, Tolstoy was known the world over as both a great writer and as a merciless critic of institutions that perpetrated, bred, or tolerated injustice and violence in any form. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet among literary critics and rival writers, it has become a commonplace to disparage Tolstoy's \"thought\" while praising his \"art.\" In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e Liza Knapp explores the heart of Tolstoy's work. Focusing on his works of fiction that have stood the test of time, she analyses his works of non-fiction alongside them, and sketches out the core themes in Tolstoy's art and thought, and the interplay between them. Tracing the continuing influence of Tolstoy's work on modern literature, Knapp highlights those aspects of his writings that remain relevant today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: \u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiza Knapp\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Slavic Languages at Columbia University; before coming to Columbia in 2004, she taught for a decade in the Slavic Department at the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches and writes widely on the subjects of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, and is the author of \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina and Others: Tolstoy's Labyrinth of Plots\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), and \u003cem\u003eThe Annihilation of Inertia: Dostoevsky and Metaphysics\u003c\/em\u003e (1996). Knapp is also the co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eMLA Approaches to Teaching Anna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), and the editor of \u003cem\u003eDostoevsky's The Idiot: A Critical Companion\u003c\/em\u003e (1998).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702278025523,"sku":"9780198813934","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TTNBbHJhKzUva2NzcUpBbmFPZmM5Zz09_352bca00-226d-4eb0-a79c-f225edb20b16.webp?v=1763301406","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/tolstoy-a-very-short-introduction-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}