Category: Book War And Peace

The epic story by Leo Tolstoy describes the times when Napoleon started his conquest in Russia, but, justifying the name of the book, the first scene we see is a lavish party in Sankt-Petersburg. The party is held by Anna Pavlovna and is dedicated to her name-day. We see all the major characters coming to…

The Parallel Lives of Milton’s Eve and Tolstoy’s Natasha Rostov Introduction and Overview Women are not passive creatures of gods and men. The seduction of Eve and Natasha Rostov is not happenstance of fate. Even amidst the backdrop of historical change such as war or within the biblical scope of the Fall, they are the…