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Who is this book for? Readers interested in deep philosophical themes, family dynamics, and classic literature.

Topics Family dynamicsMoralitySociety in russiaPatricideSpiritual dissolutionRussian characterPsychological fictionCrime and punishmentFathers and sons relationshipsRussian literatureFamilyJusticeHuman Nature
MoodDark, Reflective
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
The text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, a pronunciation and explanation key for the novel’s main characters, and greatly revised and expanded explanatory annotations.“Contexts” presents a wealth of background and source materials relating to The Brothers Karamazov, to Dostoevsky’s own experiences, to current events, and to observations on a changing society. Included are the correspondence of influential literary and social critic Vissarion Grigorievich Belinksy and the author’s letters spanning three decades as well as a selection from Dostoevsky’s Diary of a Writer in which readers may trace the origins of this novel.“Criticism” offers a wide range of scholarly commentary on The Brothers Karamazov from American, Russian, and European authors, eleven of them new to the Second Edition and two of them appearing in English for the first time. Contributors include Ralph Matlaw, Valentina Vetlovskaia, Seamas O’Driscoll, William Mills Todd, Vladimir Kantor, Edward Wasiolek, Nathan Rosen, Roger B. Anderson, Robin Feuer Miller, Horst-Jürgen Gerigk, Vladimir Golstein, Robert L. Belknap, Ulrich Schmid, and Gary Saul Morson.A Chronology of Dostoevsky’s life and work and a Selected Bibliography are also included.

Language

en

Published on

27/05/2011

Pages

848

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780393926330

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