What Is Art?
by Tolstoy, Leo
Count Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9, 1828, in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia. Orphaned at nine, he was brought up by an elderly aunt and educated by French tutors until he matriculated at Kazan University in 1844. In 1847, he gave up his studies and, after several aimless years, volunteered for military duty in the army, serving as a junior officer in the Crimean War before retiring in 1857. In 1862, Tolstoy married Sophie Behrs, a marriage that was to become, for him, bitterly unhappy. His diary, started in 1847, was used for self-study and self-criticism; it served as the source from which he drew much of the material that appeared not only in his great novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), but also in his shorter works. Seeking religious justification for his life, Tolstoy evolved a new Christianity based upon his own interpretation of the Gospels. Yasnaya Polyana became a mecca for his many converts At the age of eighty-two, while away from home, the writer suffered a break down in his health in Astapovo, Riazan, and he died there on November 20, 1910. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have produced acclaimed translations of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, and Bulgakov. Their translation of The Brothers Karamazov won the 1991 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize. They are married and live in Paris, France.Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have produced acclaimed translations of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, and Bulgakov. Their translation of The Brothers Karamazov won the 1991 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize. They are married and live in Paris, France.
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What Is Art?
by Tolstoy, Leo
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London: The Brotherhood Publishing Company, 1898. First edition of this work by the Russian master. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Tolstoy. In near fine condition, contemporary name to the half-title page. Translated by A. Maude. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Leo Tolstoy is best known for his novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, often cited… Read more about this item Item Price
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What is Art? [in Russian] (Что такое искусство? Chto takoye iskusstvo?)
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Moscow: I. D. Sytina (И. Д. Сытина), 1898. First Edition. 20pp. 8vo. Printed wrappers, fragile, front wrapper starting, rear wrapper detached, spine mostly perished. In blue cloth dropbox. First Edition. 20pp. 8vo. Tolstoy's most forceful essay puts forth a powerful moral vision for art as a necessary part of human experience. He began thinking about it when his… Read more about this item Item Price
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What Is Art? (Penguin Classics)
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Penguin Classics, UK, 1995. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Light shelf and corner wear, Text appears clean, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 201 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Essays & Literary Criticism. ISBN: 0140446427. ISBN/EAN: 9780140446425. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read more about this item Item Price
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What is Art? (English Version, Abridged)
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UNITED STATES: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2013 Audio Book. Very Good. AUDIO CD. 6 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs. NEW CDS SEALED in the shrink wrap. Just a bit of shelf wear. Enjoy this NEW AUDIO CD performance GIFT QUALITY for your home and library.. Item Price
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What Is Art? - And Essays On Art - First Softcover Edition
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What is Art?
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What is Art?
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