Л. Н. Толстой. О литературе

This collection includes articles by L.N. Tolstoy about literature, excerpts from articles and works of art (author's digressions affecting questions of literature), letters and excerpts from them, excerpts from diaries and notebooks relating exclusively to questions of literature and general aesthetic, theoretical issues. The compilers did not have the opportunity to present in the collection all the statements of L.N. Tolstoy about literature; the collection includes only Tolstoy's most significant assessments of literary phenomena. The material in the collection is given in chronological order, and within a year - by genre: articles, as well as author's digressions from works of art, letters, diaries. Articles are arranged in the collection by the date of their completion. Extracts from notebooks and individual entries on sheets are placed in the same section with diary entries. Letters in most cases are given in excerpts.