Tolstoi and Britain |
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Author:
| Jones, W. Gareth |
Editor:
| Cross, Anthony |
Series title: | Anglo-Russian Affinities Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-85973-028-7 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1995 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Berg Publishers |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $122.00 |
Book Description:
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Tolstoi, both as writer and thinker, exerted a compelling influence on English writers and social reformers. In turn, his own outlook on life and literary genius owed much to his keen response to British culture. This book is a collection of previously published articles -- supplemented by excerpts translated from Tolstoi's own writings -- conveying the extent of this dynamic interchange and the reciprocal benefit gained by Britain and Russia as a result of this remarkable symbiosis...
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Tolstoi, both as writer and thinker, exerted a compelling influence on English writers and social reformers. In turn, his own outlook on life and literary genius owed much to his keen response to British culture. This book is a collection of previously published articles -- supplemented by excerpts translated from Tolstoi's own writings -- conveying the extent of this dynamic interchange and the reciprocal benefit gained by Britain and Russia as a result of this remarkable symbiosis of cultures. An introduction by the editor traces the development of the interchange and places the various essays in their context.