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Rousseau’s God and Tolstoy’s God
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Hugh McLean
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- Preface vii
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I. Tolstoy the Artist
- “Buried as a Writer and as a Man”: The Puzzle of Family Happiness 3
- The Case of the Missing Mothers, or When Does a Beginning Begin? 21
- Truth in Dying 30
- Which English Anna? 53
- Love in Resurrection Eros or Agape? 71
- Could the Master Err? A Note on “God Sees the Truth but Waits” 87
- Was the Master Well Served? Further Comment on “God Sees the Truth but Waits” 95
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II. Tolstoy the Thinker
- A Woman’s Place . . . The Young Tolstoy and the “Woman Question” 105
- Tolstoy and Jesus 117
- Rousseau’s God and Tolstoy’s God 143
- Claws on the Behind: Tolstoy and Darwin 159
- A Clash of Utopias: Tolstoy and Gorky 181
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III. Tolstoy beyond Tolstoy
- Hemingway and Tolstoy. A Pugilistic Encounter 197
- Foxes into Hedgehogs. Berlin and Tolstoy 214
- Works Cited 227
- Index of Tolstoy’s Works 237
- Index of Names 239
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- Preface vii
-
I. Tolstoy the Artist
- “Buried as a Writer and as a Man”: The Puzzle of Family Happiness 3
- The Case of the Missing Mothers, or When Does a Beginning Begin? 21
- Truth in Dying 30
- Which English Anna? 53
- Love in Resurrection Eros or Agape? 71
- Could the Master Err? A Note on “God Sees the Truth but Waits” 87
- Was the Master Well Served? Further Comment on “God Sees the Truth but Waits” 95
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II. Tolstoy the Thinker
- A Woman’s Place . . . The Young Tolstoy and the “Woman Question” 105
- Tolstoy and Jesus 117
- Rousseau’s God and Tolstoy’s God 143
- Claws on the Behind: Tolstoy and Darwin 159
- A Clash of Utopias: Tolstoy and Gorky 181
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III. Tolstoy beyond Tolstoy
- Hemingway and Tolstoy. A Pugilistic Encounter 197
- Foxes into Hedgehogs. Berlin and Tolstoy 214
- Works Cited 227
- Index of Tolstoy’s Works 237
- Index of Names 239