Tolstoy or Dostoevsky: An Essay in the Old Criticism.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Penguin Books: Peregrine, 1967. Paperback Reprint edition (1967). First published in 1959. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: moderate wear to the extremities; some creasing near the corners of both panels and very faint creasing to the back-strip; some pages creased, mostly at the lower corner tips; rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the binding, which is sewn, is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and numerous cosmetic flaws. The text pages remain quite bright, reflecting superior production values compared to most paperbacks from this era. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.15 x 7 inches). 332 pages. Index. Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 10.8 ounces. Paperback: Reprint edition (1967). First published in 1959. Trade Paperback. George Steiner`s Tolstoy or Dostoevsky has become a classic among scholars of Russian literature. An essay in poetic and philosophic criticism that bears mainly on the Russian masters, Tolstoy or Dostoevsky deals also with larger themes: the epic tradition extending from Homer to Tolstoy; the continuity of a "tragic world view" from Oedipus Rex to King Lear and The Brothers Karamazov; the contrasts between the epic and dramatic modes, between irreconcilably opposed views of God and of history.