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War & Peace Podnotes, A Study Guide — 108 episodes · page 1 of 2
Bk. 2, Pt. 1, Ch. 10: Even Dolokhov Has A Mother
Bk. 2, Pt. 1. Ch. 9: Death & Life
Bk. 2 Pt. 1 Ch. 7-8: The Most Solemn Mystery
Reflecting on Le Duel - Tolstoy's Influences
Bk. 2, Pt. 1, Ch. 6: Devil in The Galley
Bk. 2, Pt. 1, Ch. 5: Better Lucky Than Good
Mazepa!
Bk 2, Pt. 1, Ch. 4: Mad As Hell And Not Going To Take It!
Second Epilogue: Ch. 8: Hauling the Log
Bk. 2, Pt. 1. Ch. 3: The Cuckold
Bk. 2, Pt. 1, Ch. 2: In Need of a Hero
Bk. 2, Pt. 1, Ch. 1: Welcome Home
Sevastopol Sketch II (Part 2 of 3): Mikhailov & Co.
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 19: little napoleon
Aleksei Nikitin: In the Spirit of Tolstoy
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 18(B): Breaking the Ice
Czar Alexandr: A Background
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 18(A): Alexandr Among the Ash Heap
For Whom Do You Sacrifice?
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 17: Decimation of Uvaróv's Calvary
Bk. 1, Pt. 3., Ch. 16: Oh, Chapter of Chapters!
Second Epilogue: Ch. 6: Only The Almighty Stands Alone
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 15: Advance! Advance to Ignominy!
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 14: Target Pratzen
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 13: Vive l’Empereur!
Look Up Beyond the Vanity
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 12: Vainglorious Aspiration
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 11: Gen. Savary Perceives Vulnerability
Tolstoy Fusing Own Vice Into Story
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 10: Toast to the Czar
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 9: Adam Czartoryski: A Most Remarkable Man
Bonus: Calvary Maiden II, Durova's Formative Years
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 8: Old Fashioned Emperor Worship
Sevastopol Sketch II (Pt.1): Truth As Everlasting Hero, May of 1855
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 7(B): Andrei v. Rostov
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 7(A): The Confidence of Youth
Bonus: Calvary Maiden Intro - W&P source material
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 6: A Mother's Love
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 5: I Will Never Marry Your Son
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch 4: Anatole's Charm
"The Blessings of Love" Tolstoy's 1908 Letter
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 3: Sacred Readies for Profane
Sevastopol Sketch 1 (II of II): The Fourth Bastion, December 1854
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 2: Pierre se marie
Sevastopol Sketch 1 (I of II): December of 1854, Shades of Andrei in Austerlitz
Second Epilogue, Chapter 5: Livestock & The Duality of Power
Bk. 1, Pt. 3, Ch. 1: Pierre, Gentlemen of the Bedchamber
Recitation & Gearing Up For Part III of Book 1
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 21: And Why Did I Come Here?
Introduction to The Sevastopol Sketches
Bonus: The Siege of Izmail - December 1790
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 20: The Immortal Captain Tushin
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 19: Nicolas Displays the Courage of a Hare
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 18: Blood Spilled at Schöngrabern
Bk. 1, Pt.2, Ch. 17: How Dependent is Victory on Will?
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 16: Death, the Strangest Fear of Men
Bonus: Interview with Prof. Mikaberidze (3 of 3) Nature of Holy Roman Empire
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 14-15: Murat's Reticence Infuriates Napoleon
Bonus: Interview with Prof. Alexander Mikaberidze (2 of 3) The Third Coalition
Bonus: Interview with LSU History Prof. Alexander Mikaberidze (I of 3) Focus on Kutuzov
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 13: Kutuzov's scars
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 12: Jean Lannes Takes The Tabor Bridge With His Brass....
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 11: Les Nôtres in Das Heiliges Römisches Reich
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 9b-10: Andrei reaches Brünn, the Austrian Seat of Power
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 9a: Chased towards Vienna (through Lambach, Amstetten & Dürenstein)
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 8: Nikolai's Baptism By Fire
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 6-7: Prince Nesvitsy & the Bridge
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 5: A Matter of Honour (for Nikolai)
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 4: Capt. Denisov's Money is Stolen
Second Epilogue, Ch. 4: Power as Collective Will
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ep. 3: Napoleon's Mastery at Ulm, Bavaria (Oct. 1805)
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ep. 2: Timohin & The Siege of Izmail (Dec. 1790)
Bk. 1, Pt. 2, Ch. 1: Arrival at Braunau, Austria
Recitation: Book 1 Part 1 (Chapters 1-25)
Bk. 1, Pt.1, Ch. 25: Death Before Dishonor
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 24: Where Have All the Potemkins Gone?
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 23: Marlborough Man (Off to War; Will He Return?)
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 22 [2 of 2]: Letters of Marya & Julie
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 22 [1 of 2]: The King of Prussia (Prince Andrei's father)
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 21: A Death in the Family
Bonus - Recitation II: Chapters 11-20
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 20: Last Moments Between Father & Son (The Count & Pierre)
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 19: Step Up and Be a Man
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 18: Succession & Scandal
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 17: Ilya Rostov Flies Like an Eagle
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 16: Bonaparte Stopped Austria's "Cackle" and Russia is Next
Second Epilogue, Ch. 3: The Locomotive of History
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 15: Cigars & Politics
Second Epilogue, Ch. 2: Not the Cause for the Cause
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 14: Rubles for Boris
Second Epilogue, Ch.1: History of Gods & Men
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 13: Pierre Invades England (A dramatic portrayal)
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 12: To Count Bezukhov's!
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 11 (2 of 2): The Art of Asking Without Asking
Introduction to the Second Epilogue
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 11 (1 of 2): Vera! Vera! Vera!
Bonus - Recitation I: Chapters 1-10
Book 1, Part 1, Chapter 10: Young Love
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 9: Nicholas Joins the Hussars
Bk. 1, Pt. 1, Ch. 8: The Young Rostovs