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Adepts in Self-Portraiture: Casanova, Stendhal, Tolstoy
Hardcover
Literary FiguresLiterary CriticismCognition
ISBN13: 9781025256245
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 386
Weight: 1.58
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Adepts in Self-Portraiture: Casanova, Stendhal, Tolstoy is a profound psychological study of three monumental figures in world literature, explored through the masterful lens of Stefan Zweig. In this volume, Zweig delves into the distinct modes of self-expression and introspection characterized by the erotic adventurer Giacomo Casanova, the analytical romantic Stendhal, and the moralizing titan Leo Tolstoy.
Zweig categorizes these three men as masters of the autobiographical form, each representing a different stage of the human spirit's attempt to understand itself. Through Casanova, the reader encounters the physical and external world of the senses and the elementary joy of living. With Stendhal, the focus shifts to the internal landscape of acute psychological observation and the exploration of the ego. Finally, in Tolstoy, Zweig finds the pinnacle of ethical self-scrutiny and the heroic search for spiritual truth. By contrasting these disparate lives, Zweig offers a compelling examination of the creative impulse and the varying ways in which great minds seek to immortalize their own existence.
Written with Zweig's signature elegance and deep psychological insight, this work remains a cornerstone of literary biography. It provides an essential exploration of the art of the memoir and the enduring human quest for self-knowledge.
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