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During his decades of world fame as a novelist, Tolstoy also wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These works culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Impassioned and iconoclastic, this powerfully influential work both criticizes the elitist nature of art in nineteenth-century Western society, and rejects the idea that its sole purpose should be the creation of beauty. The works of Dante, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Baudelaire and Wagner are all vigorously condemned, as Tolstoy explores what he believes to be the spiritual role of the artist - arguing that true art must work with religion and science as a force for the advancement of mankind.Details
| OPC | P6CW2N |
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| Codes | 0140446427 (ISBN-10) |
| 9780140446425 (ISBN) |
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| Release Date | 31/08/1995 |
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| Book Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
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What Is Art?
This profound analysis of the nature of art is the culmination of a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice, and religion. Considering and rejecting the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty, Tolstoy perceives the question of the nature of art to be a religious one. Ultimately, he concludes, art must be a force for good, for the progress and improvement of mankind.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.
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| Language version | English |
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| Genre | Classics |
| Release date (DD/MM/YYYY) | 01/01/1996 |
| Number of pages | 240 pages |
| Written by | Leo Tolstoy |
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 9780140446425 |
| Translator | Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear |
| Book cover type | Paperback |
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