Tolstoy: What Is Art? - Paperback

Name: Tolstoy: What Is Art? - Paperback
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SKU: 9781853993817
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by L. N. Tolstoy

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Book Overview

Both critics and admirers of Tolstoy's great novel were shocked by the savage iconoclasm of his What is Art? when it appeared in 1898. How was it that this great artist could condemn the works of Shakespeare, Raphael, Beethoven and even his own Anna Karenina as 'false art'? Today's reader still has to grapple with that paradox. The essay still has power to challenge and provoke, for it was written by a giant who took art seriously while western civilisation toyed with it as a mere pastime. For Tolstoy, art was as natural and as necessary for humankind as speech.

In his introduction to this translation, W. Gareth Jones shows how vitally Tolstoy's personality and experience of life were engaged in creating What is Art?, how integral the essay was to his art and teaching, and why it continues to demand a response from us.

ISBN	9781853993817
Author	L. N. Tolstoy
Publisher	Bristol Classical Press
Genre	Literature and Arts
Format	Paperback
Published	March 2011
Language	ENG- English
Pages	176
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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