{"product_id":"9781593080693","title":"The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Ivan Illych and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Gaskell\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief among \u003cb\u003eTolstoy\u003c\/b\u003e’s shorter works is \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Ivan Ilych\u003c\/i\u003e, a masterful meditation on the act of dying. The first major fictional work published by Tolstoy after a mid-life psychological crisis, this novella reflects the author’s struggle to find meaning in life, a challenge Tolstoy resolved by developing a religious philosophy based on brotherly love, mutual support, and charity. These guiding principles are the dominant moral themes in \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Ivan Ilych\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of the spiritual conversion of a judge—an ordinary, unthinking, vulgar man—in the face of his terrible fear about death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this volume are \u003ci\u003eFamily Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, an early work that traces the arc of a marriage; \u003ci\u003eThe Kreutzer Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e, a frank tale of sexual love that shocked readers when it first appeared; and \u003ci\u003eHadji Murád\u003c\/i\u003e, Tolstoy’s final masterpiece about power politics, intrigue, and colonial conquest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Goldfarb\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Polish, Russian, and Comparative Literature at Barnard College and Columbia University. He has written about Witold Gombrowicz, Bruno Schulz, Zbigniew Herbert, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Mikhail Lermontov, and Nikolai Gogol. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049580019952,"sku":"9781593080693","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593080693_p0.jpg?v=1763806323","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593080693","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}