Christian fiction and religious realism in the novels of Dostoevsky
By: Wil van den Bercken
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780857289766
Subjects: Religion; Christianity in literature; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "This study offers a literary analysis and theological evaluation of the Christian themes in the five great novels of Dostoevsky--Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Adolescent, The Devils and The Brothers Karamazov. Based on a balanced method of literary analysis and theological evaluation of the texts, this study starts by discussing recent studies of Dostoevsky's religion. It then describes Dostoevsky's original literary method in dealing with religious issues--his use of paradoxes, contradictions and irony. Christian Fiction and Religious Realism in the Novels of Dostoevsky ultimately deconstructs Dostoevsky as an Orthodox writer, and reveals that the Christian themes in his novels are not ecclesiastical or confessionally theological ones, but instead are expressions of a fundamentally Christian anthropology and biblical ethics." --From cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religious interpretations of Dostoevsky; title: The realism of Dostoevsky's fictional christianity; title: Christian themes in Crime and punishment; title: Religious discussions in The idiot and The adolescent; title: Christian voices in The devils; title: The spirituality of the Monk Zosima in the Brothers Karamazov; title: The legend of the grand inquisitor: literary irony and theological seriousness; title: Dostoevsky's 'grand inquisitor' and Vladimir Solovyov's 'antichrist'; title: Physical and divine beauty: the aesthetical-ethical dilemma in Dostoevsky's novels.