The Iliad
Homer · Ancient · Epic poetry
19th Century · Novel, history
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy. Interwoven families experience Napoleon’s invasion as Tolstoy questions leadership, historical causation, love, and mortality.
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- Date
- 1865–1869
- Origin
- Russia
- Era
- 19th Century
- Genre
- Novel, history
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Very long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Interwoven families experience Napoleon’s invasion as Tolstoy questions leadership, historical causation, love, and mortality.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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