Title: Aspects of Dostoevskii : art, ethics and faith /
Authors: Reid, Robert, 1948-; Andrew, Joe
Year: 2012
Subjects: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, Criticism and interpretation.
Abstract: "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."--Publisher's website.
Contents: Introduction: 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 v. Narrative in The Brothers Karamazov / Cleo Protokhristova.