War and Peace (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1886
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Pregnancy, War, Death or dying, Illegitimacy, Ambition, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Military life or service, Gossip, Russia or Russian people, Napoleonic Wars
- Locales: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
WAR AND PEACE, once read, impresses on the mind a vast tapestry, rich in color and variety that seems the very stuff of life; it shows not only relationships among people in society both in and out of family groups but also relationships between people and families and a nation’s destiny.
Eschewing the “great man” theory of history, Tolstoy shows how events are determined by large numbers of people whose actions coalesce at any moment in history to determine the course of events. Arguing that the closer people are to a situation the more they believe they have exercised...
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