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Tolstoy's Family Prototypes in War and Peace /

Did affection for members of his family influence Tolstoy's characterizations in War and Peace? Comparison of the novel with the writer's family history reveals preferential treatment of those with greater relatedness to him--excluding his autoportraits. It also explains many narrative gap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Cooke, Brett (Autor)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2020]
Colección:	Evolution, cognition, and the arts.
Temas:	Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910 > Criticism and interpretation. Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910. > Voĭna i mir > Characters. Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910. Voĭna i mir (Tolstoy, Leo, graf) LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union. Characters and characteristics. Napoleonic Wars. Russian literature. Tolstoy. aesthetics. ancestors. autobiographical fiction. biopoetics. character arcs. evolutionary psychology. family. history. incest. kin altruism. literary Darwinism. nepotism. prototypes. relationships. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Frontmatter
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Aesthetic Kin Altruism
Chapter 1. Background and Overview
Chapter 2. Family Structures
Chapter 3. Kin Altruism
Chapter 4. Names and Family Traditions
Chapter 5. Writing the Novel with the Family
Chapter 6. The Problem with Prototypes
Chapter 7. Genetic Allies
Chapter 8. Unrelated Family Associates
Chapter 9. Distant Relatives
Chapter 10. Tolstoy's Grandparents
Chapter 11. Tolstoy's Parents
Chapter 12. The Parents' Marriage
Chapter 13. What about Sonya?
Chapter 14. A Genetic Clash--and Inclusive Errors
Chapter 15. Incest Avoidance
Chapter 16. Self-Altruism
Chapter 17. Kin Altruism Reconsidered
Bibliography
Index

Tolstoy's Family Prototypes in War and Peace /

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