What is art? and essays on art

Author(s)

• Tolstoy, Leo, graf
• Maude, Aylmer

Bibliographic Information

What is art? and essays on art

by Tolstóy, translated by Aylmer Maude

（The world's classics, 331）

Oxford University Press, [1950]

Note

"'What is art?' first appeared in 1898; the other essays in the years given in the contents. In 'The World's classics' the Maude translation was first published in 1930."

Contents of Works

• Schoolboys and art (1861)
• On truth in art (1887)
• Introduction to Amiel's Journal (1893)
• Introduction to S.T. Semënov's Peasant stories (1894)
• Introduction to the works of Guy de Maupassant (1894)
• On art (c. 1895-7)
• Tolstoy's preface to What is art? (1888)
• What is art? (1898)
• Appendices to What is art?
• Preface to von Polenz's novel Der Büttnerbauer (1902)
• An afterword, by Tolstóy, to Chékhov's story, Darling (1905)

Details

• NCID: BB00851428
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: und
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xix [1], 339 p
• Size: 16 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : N70
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Art
  • LCSH : Art and morals
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00232564