Leo Tolstoy
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Series
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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There is no explanation.
Written eight years after the publication of Anna Karenina—a time during which, despite the global success of his novels, Leo Tolstoy renounced fiction in favor of religious and philosophical tracts—The Death of Ivan Ilych represents perhaps the most keenly realized melding of Tolstoy’s spirituality with his artistic skills.
Here in a vibrant new translation, the tale of a judge...
Written eight years after the publication of Anna Karenina—a time during which, despite the global success of his novels, Leo Tolstoy renounced fiction in favor of religious and philosophical tracts—The Death of Ivan Ilych represents perhaps the most keenly realized melding of Tolstoy’s spirituality with his artistic skills.
Here in a vibrant new translation, the tale of a judge...
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Leo Tolstoy meets robots in this “creepy, thrilling, and highly enjoyable” sci-fi mashup of the classic Russian novel Anna Karenina (Library Journal).
“ . . . lives up to its promise to make Tolstoy ‘awesomer.’”—The Onion AV Club
It’s been called the greatest novel ever written. Now, Tolstoy’s timeless saga of love and betrayal is transported...
“ . . . lives up to its promise to make Tolstoy ‘awesomer.’”—The Onion AV Club
It’s been called the greatest novel ever written. Now, Tolstoy’s timeless saga of love and betrayal is transported...
Author
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English
Description
Anna Karenina is a beautiful and intelligent woman, whose passionate love for a handsome officer sweeps aside all other ties--to her marriage and to the network of relationships and moral values that bind the society around her. Her love affair with Vronsky is played out alongside the developing romance between Kitty and Levin, and in the character of Levin, closely based on Tolstoy himself, the search for happiness takes on a deeper philosophical...
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English
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"War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains a classic of world literature. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. In early nineteenth-century Russia, the threat of Napoleon's invasion looms, and the lives of millions are about to be changed forever....
16) War and peace
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Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1956.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (208 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Leo Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece comes to life in this epic film classic, featuring the talents of some of the greatest names from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Audrey Hepburn as Natasha, Henry Fonda as Pierre, and Mel Ferrer as Prince Andrei, WAR AND PEACE is a compelling **Oscar**-nominated drama of international conflict, spectacular adventure, gripping intrigue and tragic romance set against the sweeping backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion...
17) Anna Karenina
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs., 10 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in late 19th century Russia high-society, aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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From ancient times to the present day, here are indispensable insights on political power and leadership as expressed in the novels, plays, and poetry of the world’s greatest artists and intellectuals. Adapted from a course taught at Harvard by Pulitzer Prize—winning author Robert Coles, Political Leadership features scenes, stories, and speeches that pierce to the core of how and why some lead and others follow.
In Felix Holt, the...
In Felix Holt, the...