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Victor Terras on Dostoevsky and Tolstoi
4 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen August 11th, 2006 in Dostoevsky, Russian Literary Figures, TolstoyIn his book, Reading Dostoevsky, Victor Terras makes a few interesting comparisons and contrasts between Dostoevsky and Tolstoi.
In regard to heroes, “Tolstoi’s heroes and heroines are ordinary people, engaged in typical relationships, mostly normal ones. The forces that move them are the ones the most men and women know well—for example, the sex drive” (p. [...]
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