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Leo Tolstoy War and Peace

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Englisch
562164 Wörter
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945
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War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events surrounding the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. The novel can be generally classified as historical fiction. It contains elements present in many types of popular 18th and 19th century literature, especially the romance novel. War and Peace attains its literary status by transcending genres. Tolstoy was instrumental in bringing a new kind of consciousness to the novel. His narrative structure is noted for its "god-like" ability to hover over and within events, but also in the way it swiftly and seamlessly portrayed a particular character's point of view. His use of visual detail is often cinematic in its scope, using the literary equivalents of panning, wide shots and close-ups, to give dramatic interest to battles and ballrooms alike. These devices, while not exclusive to Tolstoy, are part of the new style of the novel that arose in the mid-19th century and of which Tolstoy proved himself a master. War and Peace tells the story of five aristocratic families—the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, the Rostovs, the Kuragins and the Drubetskoys—and the entanglements of their personal lives with the then contemporary history of 1805 to 1813, principally Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. The Bezukhovs, while very rich, are a fragmented family as the old Count, Kirill Vladimirovich, has fathered dozens of illegitimate sons. The Bolkonskys are an old established and wealthy family based at Bald Hills. Old Prince Bolkonsky, Nikolai Andreevich, served as a general under Catherine the Great, in earlier wars. The Moscow Rostovs have many estates, but never enough cash. They are a closely knit, loving family who live for the moment regardless of their financial situation. The Kuragin family has three children, who are all of questionable character. The Drubetskoy family is of impoverished nobility, and consists of an elderly mother and her only son, Boris, whom she wishes to push up the career ladder. [mehr]

Stichwörter: war and peace, leo tolstoy, classic literature, historical fiction, napoleon, russian history

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Theodore Austin-Sparks Our Warfare

Religion
Englisch
2 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
395
2

Chapter 1 - Supreme Command “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh (for the weapons of OUR WARFARE are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strong holds)” (2 Corinthians 10:3–4). "Although the Bible contains so much about the warfare of God’s people, and although we as His people may have had much teaching on the subject, it would probably be true to say that we have largely failed to apply the instruction we have received—to situations, to circumstances, to happenings; and that this accounts for many of our troubles, individually and collectively. While there is much for which the enemy is not to be blamed as the first cause, but which is due rather to our own foolishness or un-guardedness — our own faults — yet there is still very much more that is attributable to his interest, to his interference, to his action. Our need today is not so much to be informed as to the reality of spiritual conflict — we know that to be a fact! — as to be more alive to the extra factor lying behind situations, the situations with which we are trying, with so little success, to cope. We try to cope with things, as though they were everything, and so often we miss their real underlying significance. "What we need, therefore, is understanding and wisdom —for wisdom means the ability to apply knowledge —wisdom as to this whole spiritual campaign, our warfare and its principles. But let me say at once: we are not embarking upon a study of Satan, or demons, or demonology! It is a very favorite trap of the enemy to get people occupied and obsessed with himself, and, by the help of God, we are not going to fall into that. Our object is to study spiritual warfare itself, as viewed mainly from the Lord’s side." T.A-S. [mehr]

Stichwörter: spiritual warfare, spiritual, warfare, christian, t austin sparks, t. austin-sparks, bible study

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13 Philosophen Urban Warfare

Stadtguerilla

Kurzgeschichte
Deutsch
2 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
782
1

Was ist Krieg

Stichwörter: war, urban, event-zero, comic, manga, krieg

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W.H.G. Kingston In The Wilds Of Florida (Fiscle Part-X) A Tale Of Warfare And Hunting

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Englisch
97668 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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Without A Profession--An Irish "Squireen"--News From Abroad--Uncle Nicholas And His Family--Preparations For The Voyage--Tim Flanagan-- Parting [mehr]

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W.H.G. KINGSTON IN THE WILDS OF FLORIDA A TALE OF WARFARE AND HUNTING

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William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 – 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, [mehr]

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W.H.G Kingston In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting

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William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 – 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, [mehr]

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Charles W. Domville-Fife Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished

With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships

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Englisch
65251 Wörter
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THE hour was that of the Allies' greatest need--the last months of the year 1914. On that fateful [mehr]

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H. G. Wells WAR AND THE FUTURE Italy, France and Britain at War

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Englisch
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Herbert George "H. G." Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was a prolific English writer in [mehr]

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JOSEPH MCCABE THE WAR AND THE CHURCHES

Religion
Englisch
35553 Wörter
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Joseph Martin McCabe (12 November 1867 – 10 January 1955) was an English writer and speaker on freethought, [mehr]

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Frederick A. Talbot Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War

Historisches
Englisch
61140 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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The captive balloon may be operated from any spot where facilities exist for anchoring the paying out cable together with winding facilities for the latter. Consequently, if exigencies demand, it maybe operated from the deck of a warship so long as the latter is stationary, or even from an automobile. It is of small cubic capacity, inasmuch as it is only necessary for the bag to contain sufficient gas to lift one or two men to a height of about 500 or 600 feet. When used in the field the balloon is generally inflated at the base, to be towed or carried forward by a squad of men while floating in the air, perhaps at a height of 10 feet. A dozen men will suffice for this duty as a rule, and in calm weather little difficulty is encountered in moving from point to point. This method possesses many advantages. The balloon can be inflated with greater ease at the base, where it is immune from interference by hostil [mehr]

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