Russian Thinkers - Couverture souple

Berlin, Isaiah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141442204 ISBN 13 : 9780141442204

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2008

Synopsis

Isaiah Berlin witnessed the excesses of the Russian Revolution as a child, and in becoming one of the key liberal intellects of the last century some of his most important contributions were on the subject of Russia and the concept of freedom. In the ten essays gathered here, Berlin addresses the great Russian minds of the nineteenth century: Herzen, Bakunin, Turgenev, Belinsky and Tolstoy, as well as exploring the political and social revolutions they inspired and responded to. Berlin himself describes this extraordinary outpouring as 'the largest single Russian contribution to social change in the world'.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

The work of Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) covered a wide variety of subjects, mostly appearing in periodicals and symposia. Apart from Russian Thinkers, Isaiah Berlin's other contributions to Russian studies include his translation of Ivan Turgenev's First Love (available from Penguin) and his Introduction to Alexander Herzen's memoirs, My Past and Thoughts. Sir Isaiah was awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 1979 for the expression in his writings of the idea of the freedom of the individual in society.

Revue de presse :

The enduring vitality of Berlin's characterisation of Russian thought is demonstrated by the publication [...] of a new edition of Russian Thinkers, painstakingly revised and augmented by Henry Hardy ... a series of sparkling and sympathetic essays (Times Literary Supplement)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0141442204
• ISBN 13: 9780141442204
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Éditeur: Hardy Henry, Kelly Aileen