num_pages: 191
description: Foreword I Myth 1 Myth as matrix of epic Tolstoy's interest in epicWar &amp; Peace as epic 2 Greek archetype to Christian antitypePrince Andrew Helene Kuragina3 History to mythNapoleon Kutuzov Philosophy of historyThe mythical peasant II Metaphor 4 Metaphor, the language of mythThe metaphorical circle: Greek anthropocentric view; Christian theocentric view5 The myth of the hero: from war to peaceNotesIndex
language: English
title: From Achilles to Christ: The Myth of the Hero in Tolstoy's War and Peace
titlecomplete: From Achilles to Christ: The Myth of the Hero in Tolstoy's War and Peace
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Jepsen (Tallahassee)