Between religion and rationality : essays in Russian literature and culture / Joseph Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frank, Joseph, 1918-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Russian literature.

Religion and literature--Russia.

Religion and literature.

Philosophy in literature.

Russia--Intellectual life--1801-1917.

Russia.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881--Religion.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, acclaimed Dostoevsky biographer Joseph Frank explores some of the most important aspects of nineteenth and twentieth century Russian culture, literature, and history. Delving into the distinctions of the Russian novel as well as the conflicts between the religious peasant world and the educated Russian elite, Between Religion and Rationality displays the cogent reflections of one of the most distinguished and versatile critics in the field. Frank's essays provide a discriminating look at four of Dostoevsky's most famous novels, discuss the debate between J. M. Coetzee and Mario Vargas Llosa on the issue of Dostoevsky and evil, and confront Dostoevsky's anti-Semitism. The collection also examines such topics as Orlando Figes's sweeping survey of the history of Russian culture, the life of Pushkin, and Oblomov's influence on Samuel Beckett. Investigating the omnipresent religious theme that runs throughout Russian culture, even in the antireligious Chekhov, Frank argues that no other major European literature was as much preoccupied as the Russian with the tensions between religion and rationality. Between Religion and Rationality highlights this unique quality of Russian literature and culture, offering insights for general readers and experts alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

Part I. Classics

One Poor Folk and House of the Dead

Two. The Idiot

Three. Demons

Four. War and Peace

Part II. The Russian Tradition

Five. Natasha'S Dance: A Cultural History of Russia

Six. A Life of Pushkin

Seven. Oblomov and Goncharov

Eight. Lydia Ginzburg, on Psychological Prose

Nine. Richard Pipes, Russian Conservatism and its Critics

Part III. The Dostoevskian Orbit

Ten. Dostoevsky And Anti-Semitism

Eleven. In Search of Dostoevsky

Twelve. Arkady Kovner

Thirteen. J. M. Coetzee, The Master of Petersburg

Fourteen. Dostoevsky and Evil

Part IV. Twentieth-Century Issues

Fifteen. Anton Chekhov

Sixteen. The Triumph of Abram Tertz

Seventeen. D. S. Mirsky

Eighteen. Vladimir Nabokov: Lectures on Literature

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612692253

9781282692251

1282692259

9781400836536

1400836530

OCLC:

654029532