Tolstoy's passionate and iconoclastic writingson issues of faith, immortality, freedom, violence, and moralityreflect his intellectual search for truth and a religion firmly grounded in reality. The selection includes 'A Confession,' 'Religion and Morality,' 'What Is Religion, and of What Does Its Essence Consist?,' and 'The Law of Love and the Law of Violence.'
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Tolstoy's passionate and iconoclastic writingson issues of faith, immortality, freedom, violence, and moralityreflect his intellectual search for truth and a religion firmly grounded in reality. The selection includes 'A Confession,' 'Religion and Morality,' 'What Is Religion, and of What Does Its Essence Consist?,' and 'The Law of Love and the Law of Violence.'
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A Confession and Other Religious Writings
240A Confession and Other Religious Writings
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ISBN-13: | 9780140444735 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 01/28/1988 |
Series: | Penguin Classics Series |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 55,580 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.50(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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