Tolstoy’s Family Prototypes in "War and Peace" / / Brett Cooke.
What were the consequences of Tolstoy’s unusual reliance on members of his family as source material for War and Peace? Did affection for close relatives influence depictions of these real prototypes in his fictional characters? Tolstoy used these models to consider his origins, to ponder alternativ...
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Cooke, Brett, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Tolstoy’s Family Prototypes in "War and Peace" / Brett Cooke. Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource (318 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Evolution, Cognition, and the Arts 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star What were the consequences of Tolstoy’s unusual reliance on members of his family as source material for War and Peace? Did affection for close relatives influence depictions of these real prototypes in his fictional characters? Tolstoy used these models to consider his origins, to ponder alternative family histories, and to critique himself. Comparison of the novel and its fascinating drafts with the writer’s family history reveals increasing preferential treatment of those with greater relatedness to him: kin altruism, i.e., nepotism. This pattern helps explain many of Tolstoy’s choices amongst plot variants he considered, as well as some of the curious devices he utilizes to get readers to share his biases, such as coincidences, notions of “fate,” and aversion to incest. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023) Tolstoy, Leo, 1828-1910 - Criticism and interpretation. Tolstoy, Leo, 1828-1910 - Voina i Mir Characters. Families-History-Fiction. LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union. bisacsh Napoleonic Wars. Russian literature. Tolstoy. aesthetics. ancestors. autobiographical fiction. biopoetics. character arcs. evolutionary psychology. family. history. incest. kin altruism. literary Darwinism. nepotism. prototypes. relationships. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110688207 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2 9783110696295 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2020 English 9783110704747 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2020 9783110704532 ZDB-23-DKU print 9781644694084 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781644694091?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781644694091 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781644694091/original |
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