Funny Dostoevsky : new perspectives on the Dostoevskian light side / edited by Lynn Ellen Patyk and Irina Erman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Erman, Irina, editor.

Patyk, Lynn Ellen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881--Humor.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.

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

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

Russian literature.

Russian wit and humor.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Tapping into the emergence of scholarly comedy studies since the 2000s, this collection brings new perspectives to bear on the Dostoevskian light side. Funny Dostoevksy demonstrates how and why Dostoevsky is one of the most humorous 19th-century authors, even as he plumbs the depths of the human psyche and the darkest facets of European modernity. The authors go beyond the more traditional categories of humor, such as satire, parody, and the carnivalesque, to apply unique lenses to their readings of Dostoevsky. These include cinematic slapstick and the body in Crime and Punishment, the affective turn and hilarious (and deadly) impatience in Demons, and ontological jokes in Notes from Underground and The Idiot. The authors - (coincidentally?) all women, including some of the most established scholars in the field alongside up-and-comers - address gender and the marginalization of comedy, culminating in a chapter on Dostoevsky's "funny and furious" women, and explore the intersections of gender and humor in literary and culture studies. Funny Dostoevksy applies some of the latest findings on humor and laughter to his writing, while comparative chapters bring Dostoevsky's humor into conjunction with other popular works, such as Chaplin's Modern Times and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. Written with a verve and wit that Dostoevsky would appreciate, this boldly original volume illuminates how humor and comedy in his works operate as vehicles of deconstruction, pleasure, play, and transcendence.

Contents:

List of Figures Acknowledgments A Note from the Editors Introduction: The De-seriousification of Dostoevsky Lynn Ellen Patyk, Dartmouth College, USA 1. Bakhtin and the Laughing Genres on the Brink of Total War Caryl Emerson, Princeton University, USA 2. Funny Dostoevsky in Translation: How Funny Is He? Tatyana Kovalevskaya, Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia 3. Raskolnikov's Red Nose: The Slapstick Comedy of Dostoevsky's Serious Protagonists Fiona Bell, Yale University, USA 4. Sensations of Laughter: Mind and Matter in The Brothers Karamazov Melissa Frazier, Sarah Lawrence College, USA 5. Having the Last Laugh: Ontological Jokes and Dostoevsky's Comedic Genius Alina Wyman, New College of Florida, USA 6. "Too Dragged Out, Can't Understand a Thing": The Impatience of Youth in Demons Chloe Papadopoulos, Yale University, USA 7. Restorative Parody from Devils to Hamilton Susanne Fusso, Wesleyan University, USA 8. The Funny and the Furious: Laughter and Gender in Dostoevsky Irina Erman, College of Charleston, USA Notes on Contributors Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798765109823

9798765109816

9798765109809

OCLC:

1431976984