Tolstoy On Shakespeare; A Critical Essay On Shakespeare

When Tolstoy confronts Shakespeare, reverence meets ruthless scrutiny. Tolstoy speaks with unflinching clarity. This literary criticism collection of classic literary essays presents a rigorous, characteristically plainspoken critique that reads as both close reading and moral investigation. Written as a single sustained critical essay, it operates as a shakespeare analysis book for readers who prize argument as much as appreciation: Tolstoy measures theatrical effect against ethical purpos...