On Shakespeare and on Drama
2 hrs. 34 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Leo Tolstoy
Author
Leo Tolstoy
Narrator
Mikhail Rudenko
Narrator
Mikhail Rudenko
Description
In the article “On Shakespeare and on Drama,” Leo Tolstoy examines aesthetic problems based on the experience of world dramaturgy—especially Shakespeare’s work.
Tolstoy offers a critical assessment of the work of one of the most famous playwrights in the world, which does not match the common view of the master’s genius.
The article also contains the author’s deep reflections on dramatic conflict, characters, the development of the action, the language of the characters, the technique of constructing drama, and so on.
The book will be interesting both to specialists—art historians, literary scholars, cultural studies experts, philosophers—and to a wide range of readers.
Tolstoy offers a critical assessment of the work of one of the most famous playwrights in the world, which does not match the common view of the master’s genius.
The article also contains the author’s deep reflections on dramatic conflict, characters, the development of the action, the language of the characters, the technique of constructing drama, and so on.
The book will be interesting both to specialists—art historians, literary scholars, cultural studies experts, philosophers—and to a wide range of readers.
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