Austen and Tolstoy

[Sabbag, Kerry]

The 2007 book "The Reception of Jane Austen in Europe" (ed. Anthony
Mandal and Brian Southam)includes a chapter by Cathy Nepomnyashchy on
Jane Austen and Russia. She confirmed with the curator at Yasnaya
Polyana that there were no editions of Austen's works in Tolstoy's
library.

I too fear that your student may not get far with this topic.

Kerry Sabbag


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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Austen and Tolstoy


There is no mention of Austen by Tolstoy.  I don't think he read her.  
The topic is a dead end, in my opinion.  Tolstoy read Dickens, Thackery,

Trollope, Eliot, Braddon, Wood, to name a few significant English-novel 
influences on Tolstoy. 
I would love to be corrected.  Edwina J. Cruise


Janneke van de Stadt wrote:

>  Dear SEELANGERS,
>
> I have a student who is interesting in examining Tolstoy's reception
> of Jane Austen.  So far, she has found rather little.  Does anyone  
> have insight and/or advice?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> Janneke
>
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