Leo Tolstoy: Resident and Stranger : A Study in Fiction and Theology (Sources & translations series of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University) [Hardcover]

Richard F. Gustafson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1986 | Series: Sources & translations series of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University

"Richard Gustafson has written what will undoubtedly prove to be one of the major studies of Tolstoy produced in his generation . . . an especially thoughtful book, full of ideas, insights, and perceptions that are very much Gustafson's own."--Hugh McLean, The Russian Review

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This serious and important book challenges the widely held view of Tolstoy as two radically different men, "the pre-conversion artist and the post-conversion religious thinker." By using the later works to clarify the earlier ones, Gustafson argues persuasively for the essential coherence of Tolstoy's work, a coherence that stems from his religious thinking and his desperate life-long search for faith. This book is a remarkable piece of scholarship and should appeal both to scholars and the general public, especially those interested in Tolstoy's work, in theology, or in the history of ideas. Essential for research libraries and recommended for other large collections. Joyce S. Toomre, Russian Research Ctr. , Harvard Univ.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 504 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr (May 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691066744
• ISBN-13: 978-0691066745
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,770,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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