Aspects of Dostoevskii [electronic resource] : art, ethics and faith / edited by Robert Reid and Joe Andrew.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reid, Robert.

Andrew, Joe.

Series:

Studies in Slavic literature and poetics ; v. 57.

Studies in Slavic literature and poetics ; v. 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art.

Ethics.

Faith.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881--Criticism and interpretation.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Perhaps more than any other nineteenth-century Russian writer, Dostoevskii’s continuing popularity rests on his contemporary relevance. The prophetic streak in his creativity gives him the same lasting appeal as dystopian novelists such as Zamiatin and Orwell whom he influenced and whose ethical concerns he anticipated. Religious themes are prominent in his work, too, and, though he was a believer, his interest seems to lie in the tension between faith and unbelief, which was felt as keenly in the Russia of his time as in our own. The nature of Dostoevskii’s art also continues to be debated. The older tendency to disparage his literary method has given way to a recognition of the originality of his techniques, without which his ideological concerns would not have emerged with such thought-provoking clarity. The chapters which comprise this volume address these issues in a range of Dostoevskii’s works, from shorter classics, such as House of the Dead and Notes from Underground to great novels such as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov . This work will be of use to scholars and students of Dostoevskii at all levels as well as to those with an interest in nineteenth-century literature more generally.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Aspects of Dostoevskii: Art, Ethics and Faith / Robert Reid

Intermediary Semantic Formations in White Nights / Katalin Kroó

The Chronotope of Freedom: House of the Dead / Audun J. Mørch

Why We Must Laugh at the Underground Man / Sarah Hudspith

The Murder Plot in Crime and Punishment: A New Reading / Hristo Manolakev

Images Are Created to Be Destroyed (Photography and Painting in The Idiot) / Olga Soboleva

On the Koranic Motif in The Idiot and Demons / Diane Oenning Thompson

‘Excellent material, I see’: What Happens in Bobok? / Robin Milner-Gulland and Olga Soboleva

Effacement and Enigma in the Making of The Meek Girl / Leon Burnett

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Both Knowing and Not Knowing, and Questions of Philosophy / Robin Aizlewood

For Men Only? Dostoevskii’s Patriarchal Vision in The Brothers Karamazov / Joe Andrew

‘Women of Faith’ or ‘Ladies of Little Faith’: Mothers and Daughters in The Brothers Karamazov / Katherine Jane Briggs

Friendly Persuasion and Divine Conversation in The Brothers Karamazov / Robin Feuer Miller

One Little Onion and a Pound of Nuts: The Theme of Giving and Accepting in The Brothers Karamazov / Richard Peace

Time volume Narrative in The Brothers Karamazov / Cleo Protokhristova.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-54302-8

9786613855473

94-012-0789-5

OCLC:

806205205

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401207898 DOI