The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History by Berlin: Used

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Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Pages
85
Publication Date
1993-01-01
ISBN
9781566630191
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
ISBN-10
1566630193
ISBN-13
9781566630191
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109186675

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hedgehog and the Fox : an Essay on Tolstoy's View of History
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Historiography, General, Russian & Former Soviet Union, Europe / General
Publication Year
1993
Features
Reprint
Genre
Literary Criticism, History
Author
Isaiah. Berlin
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
4.2 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-043910
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
891.73/3
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
'The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.' This fragment of verse by the Greek poet Archilochus describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Tolstoy, in which he underlines a fundamental distinction between those people (foxes) who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those (hedgehogs) who relate everything to a central, all embracing system. Tolstoy longed for a unitary vision, Sir Isaiah observes, but his marvelous perception of people, things, and the moments of history was so acute that he could not stop himself from writing as he saw, felt, and understood. He was by nature a fox who wanted to be a hedgehog. Since its first publication in 1953 Sir Isaiah's long essay has acquired the status of a small masterpiece. In its distillation of his profound knowledge of Russian thought and more general political philosophy, The Hedgehog and the Fox is a triumph of erudition and a superb entryway into an understanding of Tolstoy's work. 'This little book is so entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too.'_Arnold Toynbee., The masterly essay on Tolstoy's view of history, in which Sir Isaiah Berlin underlines a fundamental distinction between those people (foxes) who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those (hedgehogs) who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system., The masterly essay on Tolstoy's view of history, in which Sir Isaiah underlines a fundamental distinction between those people (foxes) who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those (hedgehogs) who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. This little book is so entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too. --Arnold Toynbee
LC Classification Number
PG3415.H5B4 1993

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