manuscripts of War and Peace
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The manuscripts of War and Peace are the original handwritten drafts and revisions of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel, preserving its developmental history and textual variations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| manuscripts of War and Peace canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: manuscripts of War and Peace Context triple: [Sophia Tolstaya, editorOf, manuscripts of War and Peace]
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A.
Rus' chronicles
Rus' chronicles are medieval East Slavic historical records that document political events, wars, and social life in the principalities of Kievan and later Rus'.
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B.
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts
The Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts are some of the oldest surviving Buddhist texts, written in the Gandhari language on birch bark and providing crucial evidence for early Buddhist literature and the history of the northwest Indian subcontinent.
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C.
The Russian Messenger
The Russian Messenger was a prominent 19th-century Russian literary journal that published major works of Russian literature, including novels by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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D.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: manuscripts of War and Peace Target entity description: The manuscripts of War and Peace are the original handwritten drafts and revisions of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel, preserving its developmental history and textual variations.
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A.
Rus' chronicles
Rus' chronicles are medieval East Slavic historical records that document political events, wars, and social life in the principalities of Kievan and later Rus'.
-
B.
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts
The Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts are some of the oldest surviving Buddhist texts, written in the Gandhari language on birch bark and providing crucial evidence for early Buddhist literature and the history of the northwest Indian subcontinent.
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C.
The Russian Messenger
The Russian Messenger was a prominent 19th-century Russian literary journal that published major works of Russian literature, including novels by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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D.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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E.
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 is a collection of articles, sermons, letters, and other texts by Mary Baker Eddy that elaborates on the theology and practice of Christian Science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autograph manuscripts
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literary manuscript collection ⓘ primary source material ⓘ |
| areManuscriptsOf | War and Peace ⓘ |
| areSourceFor |
comparison of different published versions of War and Peace
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reconstruction of original authorial intentions ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| associatedWork | War and Peace ⓘ |
| author | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| contain |
additions
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deletions ⓘ marginal notes ⓘ revisions ⓘ textual variants ⓘ |
| creationLocation |
Moscow
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Russian Empire ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Yasnaya Polyana ⓘ |
| creationPeriod | circa 1863–1869 ⓘ |
| document |
authorial changes by Leo Tolstoy
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composition history of War and Peace ⓘ development of War and Peace ⓘ |
| form |
fair copies
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handwritten drafts ⓘ revised drafts ⓘ |
| genreDocumented |
historical novel
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| materialForm | paper ⓘ |
| preserve |
alternative passages
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early versions of chapters ⓘ variant endings of scenes ⓘ |
| reflect |
Tolstoy’s changing philosophical views
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Tolstoy’s revisions of historical interpretation ⓘ Tolstoy’s stylistic refinement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Russian literature
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manuscript studies ⓘ textual scholarship ⓘ |
| script | Tolstoy’s handwriting ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for nineteenth-century Russian literary practice
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evidence for the evolution of War and Peace ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 1860s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
critical editions of War and Peace
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genetic criticism ⓘ philological research ⓘ study of Tolstoy’s writing process ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
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Subject: manuscripts of War and Peace Description of subject: The manuscripts of War and Peace are the original handwritten drafts and revisions of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel, preserving its developmental history and textual variations.
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