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@article{ART002382840},
author={Oh Jong-Woo},
title={Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge},
journal={Journal of Humanities},
issn={1598-8457},
year={2018},
number={70},
pages={121-148},
doi={10.31310/HUM.070.05}

TY - JOUR
AU - Oh Jong-Woo
TI - Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge
JO - Journal of Humanities
PY - 2018
VL - null
IS - 70
PB - Institute for Humanities
SP - 121
EP - 148
SN - 1598-8457
AB - Leo Tolstoy in the history of world literature is a special phenomenon. He sought to uncover the truth through literature. Therefore we can understand him as a philosopher and teacher of truth, and not just as a famous writer. Of course, L. Tolstoy is an outstanding author. His works have formed an original world, which has a rich artistic quality. The fine artistry of his works comes from his quest for truth. Nevertheless, L. Tolstoy was always dissatisfied with the fact that his works did not adequately express the truth directly and immediately. How does art express truth directly and immediately? Is this possible? It’s not that the writer announces the truth through literature. Art as a propaganda of the truth is somewhat different. Nikolai Ge, a peredvizhniki, also thought about the relationship between art and truth. At that time he met with L. Tolstoy and made sure that art is close to the truth. The picture he created, What is truth? expresses the truth directly and immediately. N. Ge corrected the question, which Tolstoy himself could not solve. We know that N. Ge painted a picture of What is truth?, being influenced by L. Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina. Let’s look at the picture What is truth. At first glance, it seems that Pilate is not very evil. Of course, he knows that Christ does not have any guilt. But he is a bureaucratic person. Pilate asks Christ about what is true. Christ remains silent, realizing that it is pointless to answer Pilate: there is a spiritual boundary between them. Pilate will kill the innocent Christ in order to maintain his position. That is, he changes his truth in order to benefit instantly. But in the picture we see that the light separates Pilate from Christ. So, from the picture, we immediately understand that there is the truth.
KW - Lev Tolstoy;Nikolai Ge;art;truth;nature;hypocrisy
DO - 10.31310/HUM.070.05
ER -

Oh Jong-Woo. (2018). Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge. Journal of Humanities, 70, 121-148.

Oh Jong-Woo. 2018, "Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge", Journal of Humanities, no.70, pp.121-148. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.070.05

Oh Jong-Woo "Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge" Journal of Humanities 70 pp.121-148 (2018) : 121.

Oh Jong-Woo. Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge. 2018; 70 : 121-148. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.070.05

Oh Jong-Woo. "Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge" Journal of Humanities no.70(2018) : 121-148.doi: 10.31310/HUM.070.05

Oh Jong-Woo. Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge. Journal of Humanities, 70, 121-148. doi: 10.31310/HUM.070.05

Oh Jong-Woo. Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge. Journal of Humanities. 2018; 70 121-148. doi: 10.31310/HUM.070.05

Oh Jong-Woo. Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge. 2018; 70 : 121-148. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.070.05

Oh Jong-Woo. "Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Ge" Journal of Humanities no.70(2018) : 121-148.doi: 10.31310/HUM.070.05