War & Peace Podnotes, A Study Guide
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Description
A chapter by chapter guide to Tolstoy's War & Peace. These are Summaries/Cliffnotes on a podcast, hence Podnotes. It is best used as a supplement to your reading of the classic.
The episodes and descriptions will provide information, context and commentary on each chapter -- and will likely take a lifetime to complete. The goal is for each episode to come in under 10 minutes.
The original work fluctuates between French and Russian and there are multiple English translations of War & Peace. [French was the language aristocrats in the Russian Empire used from the late 18th to early 20th century]. There are also variations on how War & Peace is chaptered. This podcast follows the commonly used chaptering contained in Penguin Classics and the Everyman's Library.
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 16: Death, the Strangest Fear of Men
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May 17, 2024 |
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Bonus: Interview with Prof. Mikaberidze (3 of 3) Nature of Holy Roman Empire
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 14-15: Murat's Reticence Infuriates Napoleon
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Bonus: Interview with Prof. Alexander Mikaberidze (2 of 3) The Third Coalition
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Bonus: Interview with LSU History Prof. Alexander Mikaberidze (I of 3) Focus on Kutuzov
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 13: The Poignancy of Kutuzov's scars
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 12: Jean Lannes Takes The Tabor Bridge With His Brass....
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 11: Les Nôtres in Das Heiliges Römisches Reich
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 9b-10: Andrei reaches Brünn, the Austrian Seat of Power
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 9a: Chased towards Vienna (through Lambach, Amstetten & Dürenstein)
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 8: Nikolai's Baptism By Fire
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 6-7: Prince Nesvitsy & the Bridge
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 5: A Matter of Honour (for Nikolai)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 4: Capt. Denisov's Money is Stolen
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Bonus - Second Epilogue, Chapter 4: Power as Collective Will
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ep. 3: Napoleon's Mastery at Ulm, Bavaria (Oct. 1805)
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ep. 2: Timohin & The Siege of Izmail (Dec. 1790)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 1: Arrival at Braunau, Austria
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Recitation: Book 1 Part 1 (Chapters 1-25)
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Bk. 1., Pt.1., Ch. 25: Death Before Dishonor
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May 30, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 24: Where Have All the Potemkins Gone?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 23: Marlborough Man (Off to War; Will He Return?)
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 22 [2 of 2]: Letters of Marya & Julie
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 22 [1 of 2]: The King of Prussia (Prince Andrei's father)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 21: A Death in the Family
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Bonus - Recitation II: Chapters 11-20
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 20: Last Moments Between Father & Son (The Count & Pierre)
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 19: Step Up and Be a Man
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 18: Succession & Scandal
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 17: Ilya Rostov Flies Like an Eagle
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 16: Bonaparte Stopped Austria's "Cackle" and Russia is Next
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Bonus - Second Epilogue, Ch. 3: The Locomotive of History
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 15: Cigars & Politics
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Bonus - Second Epilogue, Ch. 2: Not the Cause for the Cause
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 14: Rubles for Boris
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Bonus - Second Epilogue, Ch.1: History of Gods & Men
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 13: Pierre Invades England (A dramatic portrayal)
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 12: To Count Bezukhov's!
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 11 (2 of 2): The Art of Asking Without Asking
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Bonus - Introduction to the Second Epilogue
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 11 (1 of 2): Vera! Vera! Vera!
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Bonus - Recitation I: Chapters 1-10
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May 17, 2022 |
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Book 1, Part 1, Chapter 10: Young Love
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May 11, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 9: Nikolai Rostov Joins the Hussars
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 8: The Young Rostovs
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 7: What The Boys Did With That Bear
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 6 (2 of 2): Dolokhov, a Wild & Crazy Guy!
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 6 (1 of 2): Andrei & Pierre, Friends Desirous of the Other
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 5: Pierre Escapes Into the St. Petersburg Night
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 4: Pierre & the Confidence of Youth
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 3: Andrei Bolkonsky is introduced
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 2: Entrer, Pierre Bezukhov
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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Book 1, Part 1, Chapter 1: Soirée in St. Petersburg, July 1805
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Introduction to War & Peace Podnotes
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Mar 01, 2019 |