Inspiring Characters in Tolstoy's War and Peace
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Russian literature scholar Andrew D. Kaufman discusses the relevance of Tolstoy's epic masterpiece, at his keynote lecture, "Give War and Peace a Chance: How Tolstoy Can Change Your Life," at Regent University, as part of the Big Read sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
To learn more about Dr. Kaufman and his work, please visit his website at andrewdkaufman.com.
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I'm about 60 pages into War and Peace, and there's a part early on in the book where Tolstoy finishes a chapter by describing Pierre as a man "looking for an intellectual discussion" as "young people like to give their opinions."
Not only did I relate to Pierre right away, as a young, opinionated idealist myself, but I've found a number of incredibly acute observations on human conversation. How characters say things with hidden narcissistic motivations, how people talk between classes, etc.
update us man, did you end up liking the book? who ended up being your favorite character?
The Drive to be the centre of Attention,I wonder,when did this Reflex begin!!!
I never had the motivation and time to commit to read War and Peace. After this I am going to read it. Tolstoy is my absolute favorite author. Great upload.
you did? I am about to finish it
am not much of a reader, so it took me 18 months to read War & Peace. It was worth it. A wholesome experience through 4-5 characters. Initially I thought it was gonna be a book old people read, but you'd surprised how all the 5 Point of View characters are young & how deeply you can relate to it as a youngster. Never judge this book by its 'Classic' tag. It is surprisingly Progressive despite being called as a Classic.
I just graduated college, I can't say that I associate with Pierre. I associate with the journey of Andrei Bolkonsky and his struggles of coping with the meaninglessness of life due to his fall and his rebirth
11 years since you wrote that comment.. Do you still feel the same way?
A whole universe in a "Potato".
In silence the Solemn Speech.
Great Literature.
Words are my Soul.
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
Excellent. You are talking about the war within onself as seen by Tolstoy. This is exactly what the Hindu Mythological Book, 'Bhagavad Gita' talks about. The war within onself and how to win that war. Great
True,the War with oneself and all its drives,like through a Dantesque labyrinth.Only Humility may help here.Here,Arrogance reigns supreme.
Pierre is the true hero of this book. He's like a stubborn mule. He always makes me laugh and his journey is awesome. Andrew and Nicholas are both up their own A holes.
Pierre to me come across as "weak", in the way that he always gives in into his cravings, sometimes on the brink of addictiveness, also he is often plainly superficial, honestly, I can't identify with that. Nicholas is flawed, and inexperienced, sometimes foolish, yet his main ambition is to do right, Andreij is basically a smug gloomster, when the light does occasionally enter him for a moment, it's just the exception that confirms the rule for him.
War and Peace is perfect.
P.s Pierre is cool lol
Professor @akaufman59, I took a test on The Death of Ivan Ilych, and there was that one question that I hope you can answer it for me. The question says- The narrator learns about Ivan's death
A) From a telegraph
B) After taking lunch break
C) In a break
D) Before heading to work
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