Philosophy in Literature Blog
Tolstoi's Diaries
From 1847 to 1910 Tolstoi maintained a diary containing, almost daily, entries of his thoughts, health, ideas, personal acquaintances and encounters. When I read these entries I envisage listening and...
Tolstoi's Diaries
From 1847 to 1910 Tolstoi maintained a diary containing, almost daily, entries of his thoughts, health, ideas, personal acquaintances and encounters. When I read these entries I envisage listening and...
"..road ..to Bald Hill."
The following passage from War and Peace describes the setting that a Russian regiment—with Napoleon’s army “close on their heels”—observed as they marched along a high road leading to Bald...
"..road ..to Bald Hill."
The following passage from War and Peace describes the setting that a Russian regiment—with Napoleon’s army “close on their heels”—observed as they marched along a high road leading to Bald...
The Snowstorm
Tolstoi, best known for his popular novels “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”, also wrote numerous short stories including “The Snowstorm” from which today’s passage is taken. This story was...
The Snowstorm
Tolstoi, best known for his popular novels “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”, also wrote numerous short stories including “The Snowstorm” from which today’s passage is taken. This story was...
Anna Karenina
Imagine sitting high in the saddle atop a chestnut color mare as she carefully trots over a turf of slightly frozen snow and under the shadows of tall trees camouflaged...
Anna Karenina
Imagine sitting high in the saddle atop a chestnut color mare as she carefully trots over a turf of slightly frozen snow and under the shadows of tall trees camouflaged...
"Wintry weather was already setting in...", (Wa...
The year is 1810, young Nikolai Rostov reluctantly resigns his comfortable and promising career in the Russian army returning to Moscow to tend his family’s faltering business interests. With neither...
"Wintry weather was already setting in...", (Wa...
The year is 1810, young Nikolai Rostov reluctantly resigns his comfortable and promising career in the Russian army returning to Moscow to tend his family’s faltering business interests. With neither...
Tolstoi's Cossacks
This passage has nine short sentences—containing 146-words—where Tolstoi not only, in my opinion, masterfully describes a moment in time at a specific location, but draws a sharp contrast between the...
Tolstoi's Cossacks
This passage has nine short sentences—containing 146-words—where Tolstoi not only, in my opinion, masterfully describes a moment in time at a specific location, but draws a sharp contrast between the...