“Homeric” in The Cossacks by L. N. Tolstoy
Journal: Two centuries of the Russian classics
Year: 2025

The article examines the influence of the Homeric tradition on Tolstoy’s artistic method in the 1860s. The author of the article comprehends the role of the “Homeric” in the novel The Cossacks, analyzing various aspects of Tolstoy’s work, its ideological structure, type of description, and plot and fabula level. The article examines the episode of the Iliad describing the Shield of Achilles, which is associated with the key oppositions in the novel The Cossacks, the relations between the element