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Title: |
Tolstoyâ s Family Prototypes in "War and Peace" |
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| By (author): |
Brett Cooke |
| ISBN10-13: |
1644694085 : 9781644694084 |
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Hardback |
| Pages: |
318 |
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.000 Kg. |
| Published: |
Academic Studies Press - November 2020 |
| List Price: |
84.99 Pounds Sterling |
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Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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What were the consequences of Tolstoyâ s unusual reliance on members of his family as source material for War and Peace? Did affection for close relatives influence depictions of these real prototypes in his fictional characters? Tolstoy used these models to consider his origins, to ponder alternative family histories, and to critique himself. Comparison of the novel and its fascinating drafts with the writerâ s family history reveals increasing preferential treatment of those with greater relatedness to him: kin altruism, i.e., nepotism. This pattern helps explain many of Tolstoyâ s choices amongst plot variants he considered, as well as some of the curious devices he utilizes to get readers to share his biases, such as coincidences, notions of â fate,â and aversion to incest.
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