War and Peace (part 1) (classic Translation)
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About This Novel
"War and Peace" is a great work that took the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) 13 years to complete. In the history of world literature, it is the pinnacle of novels. Leo Tolstoy, who was born into a Russian aristocratic family, was the greatest Russian writer in the 19th century. He created a large number of literary works throughout his life and made unparalleled contributions to Russian and world literature. He is recognized as one of the most outstanding literary giants in the world. "War and Peace" centers on the Patriotic War in 1812, when Russia opposed Napoleon's invasion, and reflects a series of major historical events in Russia from 1805 to 1820. In the alternating scenes of war and peace, the entire work exposes the corruption of the palace bureaucracy and the upper-class nobility, praises the patriotism of the people, and raises many major social, philosophical and moral issues.
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Is this all?
Students who have read this: Is this the whole story? I can't find the lower part.
Self-questioning and unique works
The work is very cross-border. It has certain characteristics of historical novels, social psychological novels, family chronicles and philosophical novels at the same time. It comprehensively reflects the social outlook and people's lives in Russia in a specific period. It is majestic and has an epic scale. Therefore, some people have proposed that it be regarded as an epic historical novel. This view is shared by most Russian scholars.
The two lives and two clues of "war" and "peace" are cross-described to form a magnificent encyclopedia-style epic. The basic theme of "War and Peace" is to affirm the just resistance of the Russian people in this war and to praise the patriotic enthusiasm and heroism of the Russian people in the war. The keynote of the work is religious benevolence and humanitarianism. The writer opposed the war and gave deep sympathy to the suffering of all parties in the war.
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" is an immortal masterpiece in the history of world literature. It is very long, with 1.2 Million words; it has a complex structure, with several narrative clues running in parallel and intertwining; it has many characters, with a large number of historical figures and fictional characters appearing at the same time; it is rich in content, reflecting a series of major events in the history of Russia and Western Europe in the early 19th century, involving all aspects of social life at that time.
Nikolai Rostov was neither of the above. On the one hand, he is upright and chivalrous, cherishes his reputation, is passionate and impulsive. On the other hand, he is simple-minded, short-sighted and not good at thinking. "He will never agree to anything that is not recognized by everyone."
He spoke the elegant French that our ancestors used not only to speak but also to think. He spoke in a gentle, confident and generous tone that only dignitaries who have been in high society and the court for a long time use this tone. He went up to Anna Pavlovna, leaned over his bald head, which was perfumed and shiny, kissed her hand, and sat down calmly on the sofa.
Xiu overslept for a long time and didn't finish reading the book.
Christ has given us the measure of good and bad, and nothing is unmeasurable to us. Where there is no simplicity, kindness and truth, there is no greatness.
"War and Peace" centers on the Patriotic War of 1812 and reflects major historical events from 1805 to 1820. Taking the experiences of the four nobles Balkans, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin as the main line, it connects many events and characters in the alternate description of war and peace. The author cross-describes two lives and two clues of "war" and "peace" to form a magnificent encyclopedia-style epic. The basic theme of "War and Peace" is to affirm the just resistance of the Russian people in this war and to praise the patriotic enthusiasm and heroism of the Russian people in the war. But the tone of the work is religious benevolence and humanitarianism. The writer opposed the war and gave deep sympathy to the victims on all sides of the war.
The work is very long, with 1.2 Million words; it has a complex structure, with several narrative clues running in parallel and intertwining; it has many characters, with a large number of historical figures and fictional characters appearing at the same time; it is rich in content, reflecting a series of major events in the history of Russia and Western Europe in the early 19th century, involving all aspects of social life at that time.
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Official(37)Scraped 24d ago
Is this all?
Students who have read this: Is this the whole story? I can't find the lower part.
Self-questioning and unique works
The work is very cross-border. It has certain characteristics of historical novels, social psychological novels, family chronicles and philosophical novels at the same time. It comprehensively reflects the social outlook and people's lives in Russia in a specific period. It is majestic and has an epic scale. Therefore, some people have proposed that it be regarded as an epic historical novel. This view is shared by most Russian scholars.
The two lives and two clues of "war" and "peace" are cross-described to form a magnificent encyclopedia-style epic. The basic theme of "War and Peace" is to affirm the just resistance of the Russian people in this war and to praise the patriotic enthusiasm and heroism of the Russian people in the war. The keynote of the work is religious benevolence and humanitarianism. The writer opposed the war and gave deep sympathy to the suffering of all parties in the war.
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" is an immortal masterpiece in the history of world literature. It is very long, with 1.2 Million words; it has a complex structure, with several narrative clues running in parallel and intertwining; it has many characters, with a large number of historical figures and fictional characters appearing at the same time; it is rich in content, reflecting a series of major events in the history of Russia and Western Europe in the early 19th century, involving all aspects of social life at that time.
Nikolai Rostov was neither of the above. On the one hand, he is upright and chivalrous, cherishes his reputation, is passionate and impulsive. On the other hand, he is simple-minded, short-sighted and not good at thinking. "He will never agree to anything that is not recognized by everyone."
He spoke the elegant French that our ancestors used not only to speak but also to think. He spoke in a gentle, confident and generous tone that only dignitaries who have been in high society and the court for a long time use this tone. He went up to Anna Pavlovna, leaned over his bald head, which was perfumed and shiny, kissed her hand, and sat down calmly on the sofa.
Xiu overslept for a long time and didn't finish reading the book.
Christ has given us the measure of good and bad, and nothing is unmeasurable to us. Where there is no simplicity, kindness and truth, there is no greatness.
"War and Peace" centers on the Patriotic War of 1812 and reflects major historical events from 1805 to 1820. Taking the experiences of the four nobles Balkans, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin as the main line, it connects many events and characters in the alternate description of war and peace. The author cross-describes two lives and two clues of "war" and "peace" to form a magnificent encyclopedia-style epic. The basic theme of "War and Peace" is to affirm the just resistance of the Russian people in this war and to praise the patriotic enthusiasm and heroism of the Russian people in the war. But the tone of the work is religious benevolence and humanitarianism. The writer opposed the war and gave deep sympathy to the victims on all sides of the war.
The work is very long, with 1.2 Million words; it has a complex structure, with several narrative clues running in parallel and intertwining; it has many characters, with a large number of historical figures and fictional characters appearing at the same time; it is rich in content, reflecting a series of major events in the history of Russia and Western Europe in the early 19th century, involving all aspects of social life at that time.
