{"product_id":"tolstoy-and-chekhov-paperback-9780521155557","title":"Tolstoy and Chekhov (Paperback) 9780521155557","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTolstoy and Chekhov\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of the great literary relationship between two great Russian authors: Tolstoy and Chekhov, first published in 1971.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLogan Speirs (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521155557, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA study of the great literary relationship between two great Russian authors, first published in 1971. When Chekhov began to write, Tolstoy was acknowledged the master. Each admired the other's work, and part of Mr Speirs' argument is that Tolstoy's example helped Chekhov to see what he wanted to do and how to do it. The author feels that both have an unequalled insight into the life of modern man, the one speaking for a generation when the old order was just breaking up, and the other for one in which the new order was being established. The book begins with a large section on Tolstoy, who devised literary forms adequate to his insights; as Chekhov put it, this enabled him 'to state the problem correctly'. The study of Chekhov which follows builds on these perceptions about theme and method, showing the links and contrasts between the two authors.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Tolstoy and Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Tolstoy: 2. Family Happiness: a prelude\u003cbr\u003e 3. Introduction to a study of War and Peace\u003cbr\u003e 4. The pattern of War and Peace\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tolstoy's thinking in War and Peace\u003cbr\u003e 6. The structuring of Anna Karenina\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tolstoy's morality in Anna Karenina and in A Confession\u003cbr\u003e 8. Resurrection and Hadji Murad\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Chekhov: The Stories: 9. The Party: a prelude\u003cbr\u003e 10. Chekhov and the later Tolstoy. Studies in death\u003cbr\u003e 11. Chekhov's 'ideas'\u003cbr\u003e 12. Chekhov as a social realist - Peasants and In the Ravine\u003cbr\u003e 13. Chekhov as novelist - Three Years\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Chekhov: The Plays: 14. Chekhov's apprenticeship as a playwright (Uncle Vanya and The Seagull)\u003cbr\u003e 15. Three Sisters - 'laughter shining through tears'\u003cbr\u003e 16. 'I shall call the play a comedy' - The Cherry Orchard\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. A Note on Tolstoy and D. H. Lawrence: 17. Lawrence's debt to Tolstoy in The Rainbow.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006725902616,"sku":"9780521155557","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521155557i_23fb66f9-6847-41a8-a3fc-4bda7fd95e3f.jpg?v=1691372754","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tolstoy-and-chekhov-paperback-9780521155557","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}