Full name: Tolstoy or Dostoevsky: an essay in contrast

Author: George Steiner Year: 1959 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780300069174 0300069170

George Steiner's Tolstoy or Dostoevsky has become a classic among scholars of Russian literature. An essay in poetic and philosophic criticism that bears mainly on the Russian masters, Tolstoy or Dostoevsky deals also with larger themes: the epic tradition extending from Homer to Tolstoy; the continuity of a "tragic world view" from Oedipus Rex to King Lear and The Brothers Karamazov; the contrasts between the epic and dramatic modes, between irreconcilably opposed views of God and of history. "A must for the teacher, student, and intellectually serious reader."--Kirkus Reviews "This is a book that provides new and stimulating insight into the literary masterpieces and thought of the great Russian novelists. Moreover, in this work Steiner shows a great depth and breadth of literary knowledge and criticism that is not limited alone to the Russian writers under discussion but to writers of all genres and all literary periods."--Journal of Religion "His is a work of personal criticism, often ingenious, always deeply felt."--The New York Times "Brilliant, provocative, full of insights, this classic study still stands alone and unchallenged in modern criticism as a lucid and erudite study of the contrasting genius of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Steiner's book is a must for the student, scholar, or general reader who wishes to approach the Russian giants in their full literary and philosophical ambience."--Robert L. Jackson Similar books: Axel's Castle by Edmund Wilson Reading Chekhov by Janet Malcolm A Scream Goes Through the House by Arnold Weinstein An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis Seven Types of Ambiguity by William Empson Theory of literature by Rene Wellek The Broken Estate by James Wood Lectures on Literature by Vladimir Nabokov Anatomy of Criticism by Northrop Frye Mimesis by Erich Auerbach The Liberal Imagination by Lionel Trilling The Irresponsible Self by James Wood Fiction and the Figures of Life by William H. Gass The Rise of the Novel by Ian Watt The Educated Imagination by Northrop Frye Fervent by Priscilla Shirer The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell The Adventurous Eaters Club by Misha Collins The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad