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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10069115600X

ISBN-139780691156002

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038682571

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Edition2

Book TitleHedgehog and the Fox : an Essay on Tolstoy's View of History-Second Edition

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicHistory & Surveys / General, Historiography, European / Eastern (See Also Russian & Former Soviet Union), Russian & Former Soviet Union

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, History

AuthorIsaiah. Berlin

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-035272

Reviews"The most important study of Tolstoy's thought written in English for a long time."-- Noel Annan, Listener, "A brilliant essay . . . a searching and profound analysis."-- E. H. Carr, Times Literary Supplement, "The most important study of Tolstoys thought written in English for a long time."-- Noel Annan, Listener, The most important study of Tolstoy's thought written in English for a long time. ---Noel Annan, Listener, "The most important study of Tolstoy's thought written in English for a long time." --Noel Annan, Listener, "[Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoys personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence."-- William Barrett, New York Times, "A brilliant essay . . . a searching and profound analysis." ---E. H. Carr, Times Literary Supplement, "[Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoy's personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence." --William Barrett, New York Times, "Berlin's stunning command of the resources of scholarship, his sensitivity to literature and to character, and his eloquence as a writer give this essay the luster of a virtuoso performance." -- Atlantic, "The most important study of Tolstoy's thought written in English for a long time." ---Noel Annan, Listener, "So entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too."-- Arnold Toynbee, Observer, "A brilliant essay . . . a searching and profound analysis." --E. H. Carr, Times Literary Supplement, "So entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too." ---Arnold Toynbee, Observer, "Berlins stunning command of the resources of scholarship, his sensitivity to literature and to character, and his eloquence as a writer give this essay the luster of a virtuoso performance."-- Atlantic, "So entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too." --Arnold Toynbee, Observer, "Berlin's stunning command of the resources of scholarship, his sensitivity to literature and to character, and his eloquence as a writer give this essay the luster of a virtuoso performance."-- Atlantic, "[Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoy's personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence."-- William Barrett, New York Times, "[Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoy's personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence." ---William Barrett, New York Times, [Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoy's personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence. ---William Barrett, New York Times, Berlin's stunning command of the resources of scholarship, his sensitivity to literature and to character, and his eloquence as a writer give this essay the luster of a virtuoso performance., [Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoy's personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence., So entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too. ---Arnold Toynbee, Observer

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Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal891.733

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisDescribes the central thesis of author's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace., "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology.This new edition features a corrected text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's epigram., "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace . Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology. This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's epigram.

LC Classification NumberPG3415.H5B4 2013