Volume I, Part 3, Chapter 16
The sky of Austerlitz: "How quiet, peaceful, and solemn... How was it I did not see that lofty sky before?"
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From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The infinite sky and the heavens recur as a symbol of transcendence over human vanity — at Austerlitz, after Pierre's captivity, and most famously the comet of 1812.
Volume II, Part 5, Chapter 22
Pierre sees the Comet of 1812 after declaring love to Natasha — an omen of cataclysm felt as personal joy.
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Pierre in captivity laughs at the stars: they cannot imprison his immortal soul.
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