Lectures on Dostoevsky / Joseph Frank; edited by Marina Brodskaya and Marguerite Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frank, Joseph, author.

Contributor:

Brodskaya, Marina, 1957- editor.

Frank, Marguerite, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) ; illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019].

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From the author of the definitive biography of Fyodor Dostoevsky, never-before-published lectures that provide an accessible introduction to the Russian writer's major worksJoseph Frank (1918-2013) was perhaps the most important Dostoevsky biographer, scholar, and critic of his time. His never-before-published Stanford lectures on the Russian novelist's major works provide an unparalleled and accessible introduction to some of literature's greatest masterpieces. Presented here for the first time, these illuminating lectures begin with an introduction to Dostoevsky's life and literary influences and go on to explore the breadth of his career-from Poor Folk, The Double, and The House of the Dead to Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. Written in a conversational style that combines literary analysis and cultural history, Lectures on Dostoevsky places the novels and their key characters and scenes in a rich context. Bringing Joseph Frank's unmatched knowledge and understanding of Dostoevsky's life and writings to a new generation of readers, this remarkable book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand Dostoevsky and his times.The book also includes Frank's favorite review of his Dostoevsky biography, "Joseph Frank's Dostoevsky" by David Foster Wallace, originally published in the Village Voice.

Contents:

Introductory Lecture

Chapter 1: Poor Folk

Chapter 2: The Double

Chapter 3: The House of the Dead

Chapter 4: Notes from Underground

Chapter 5: Crime and Punishment

Chapter 6: The Idiot

Chapter 7: The Brothers Karamazov

Appendix I: Selected Adaptations for Film and TV of the Novels Covered in the Lectures

Appendix II: "Joseph Frank's Dostoevsky" by David Foster Wallace

Acknowlegments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691178967

9780691189567

0691189560

OCLC:

1132356026