The Chronotope of Realism: Tolstoi’s Sevastopol Stories
Year: 2021

In the second of the two analyses of these stories, Mørch offers theoretical insights into both realism and the chronotope, as well as detailed analyses of Tolstoi’s early works from these perspectives. After a preliminary excursus to consider the origins and peculiarities of literary realism, Mørch begins his argument proper by reminding us that Tolstoi is regarded by many as the greatest realist writer of all time. Moreover, from the very start of his career Tolstoi consciously sets out to wri