Now that I have your attention, I found an article that, after reading it, might pit Dostoevsky and Tolstoy admirers against one another. You might think that “Tolstoy is better at ‘insinuating himself’ than any other novelist […Dostoevsky?]” like Tanya Bers thinks (though she was Tolstoy’s sister-in-law so one could argue that she’s biased…), or maybe you might say that Dostoevsky is “one of the major dramatic tempers after Shakespeare […and that Tolstoy is not among them?]” like George Steiner. Of course, both authors are dissimilar. But as far as ‘greatness’ goes, I don’t think any comparisons should be made. The writer of the article himself ultimately sounds partial to Tolstoy but he says that “both Dostoevsky and Tolstoy are equally great writers.” The article casually discusses how one identifies with both authors’ written works and I enjoy how Kevin Hartnett (the writer) is quite enthusiastic about D&T both. It was refreshing to read after the first article I found; less technical and formal, but longer.
Do ya’ll have a preference or nah?
https://themillions.com/2012/04/tolstoy-or-dostoevsky-8-experts-on-whos-greater.html
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