If Trump is like Napoleon in Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” can he be defeated by popular resistance, as he is in Tolstoy’s novel?
Tag Archives: War and Peace
Tolstoy on Resisting a Narcissist
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Great Pro-War Literature Doesn’t Exist
In which I argue that great pro-war literature doesn’t exist, including “The iliad” and “War and Peace.” (Both works are magnificent; I just don’t see them as pro-war.)
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Tolstoy and the Forerunners of Twitter
Before there were people sending tweets about the important developments of the day, there was witty repartee in European salons. We get a taste of such banter from Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.
Panicked by Trump? Turn to Lit
As Trump panic starts to set in, pundits are turning to literature to get an understanding of how it has all happened. This past week saw references to “Oedipus,” “Frankenstein,” “War and Peace,” and “Slaughterhouse Five.”
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Happy Families Are All Alike?
Tolstoy may seem to say that unhappy families are more interesting that happy ones in “Anna Karenina,” but the happy families that conclude “War and Peace” appear to contradict this.
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On Sickness and the Power of Prayer
In “War and Peace” Tolstoy gives a powerful account of how prayer and church attendance can help in the recovery process.
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Trump, Prince Vasili, and Pure Cynicism
Prince Vasili in “War and Peace” will say anything to come out on top. He’s a lot like Donald Trump.
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Hillary before Judges Like Tolstoy’s Pierre
The Congressional Committee to Investigate Benghazi is like the military tribunal in “War and Peace” that questions Pierre. It is interested only in answers to lead to conviction.
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