This article focuses on Tolstoy’s attitude towards the European writers he reads. From what he says about them (in his Diary, notes, letters, prefaces), we can characterize his attitude towards the Western cultural tradition in terms of independence and appropriation, and understand what conception of literature and philosophy emerges from his criteria of appreciation. It seems that Tolstoy places himself as a judge and as a mediator, through whom western writers must arrive to Russian readers, and that sincerity appears to be the most significant criterium in his conception.
Sorbonne University, France
Chapter Title
L. Tolstoj lettore di scrittori e filosofi occidentali: fra indipendenza e appropriazione
Authors
Claire Delaunay
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-507-4.17
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Publication Year
2017
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Book Title
Russia, Oriente slavo e Occidente europeo. Fratture e integrazioni nella storia e nella civiltà letteraria
Book Subtitle
Fratture e integrazioni nella storia e nella civiltà letteraria
Editors
Claudia Pieralli, Claire Delaunay, Eugène Priadko
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2017
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© 2017 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-507-4
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-507-4
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-190-5
Series Title
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici
Series ISSN
2612-7687
Series E-ISSN
2612-7679