War and Peace · secondary
Joseph Alexéevich
fictional · male
A figure who revealed the possibility of brotherly love to Pierre.
Appearances
- First: Book FIVE · Chapter III · ¶ 1
- Latest: Book ELEVEN · Chapter XXVII · ¶ 3
Relationships
Friendship · Pierre Bezukhov
“he had gone to Joseph Alexéevich’s house, on the plea of sorting the deceased’s books and papers”
Mentor · Pierre Bezukhov
“the joy, hitherto unknown to him, of believing in the possibility of attaining perfection, and in the possibility of active brotherly love among men, which Joseph Alexéevich had revealed to him.”
“But I replied that I should be ashamed to do it, and suddenly everything vanished.”
Student · Pierre Bezukhov
“the joy, hitherto unknown to him, of believing in the possibility of attaining perfection, and in the possibility of active brotherly love among men, which Joseph Alexéevich had revealed to him.”
“But I replied that I should be ashamed to do it, and suddenly everything vanished.”
Quotations
“which Joseph Alexéevich had revealed to him.”
“Joseph Alexéevich was not in Petersburg—he had of late stood aside from the affairs of the Petersburg lodges, and lived almost entirely in Moscow.”
“to see Joseph Alexéevich”
“Joseph Alexéevich is living poorly and has for three years been suffering from a painful disease of the bladder.”
“Had my benefactor been here he would have told me what to do.”
“I dreamed that Joseph Alexéevich was sitting in my house, and that I was very glad and wished to entertain him.”
“I saw that I was in Moscow in my house, in the big sitting room, and Joseph Alexéevich came in from the drawing room.”
“the death of Joseph Alexéevich, the news of which reached him almost at the same time”
“the memory of Joseph Alexéevich was connected with a world of eternal, solemn, and calm thoughts”