This book on the impact of Chinese civilization upon Tolstoy's thinking
and writing reveals new resources in the study of a great Russian
novelist. Making use of newly available Russian materials, Mr. Bodde
explores Tolstoy's correspondence and his reading and writing on Chinese
subjects to determine his conception of Chinese culture and how deeply
it affected his thought in such fields as music, politics, ethics.
Originally published in 1950.
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