Dostoevsky as a Translator of Balzac

This book focuses on Dostoevsky's first literary publication-his 1844 translation of the first edition of Balzac's Eug¿¿nie Grandet (1834). Through the prism of close reading, the author analyzes Dostoevsky's literary debut and the stylistic choices he made while working on Balzac's novel in the context of his future mature aesthetic style and poetics.

List of contents

Introduction

1. Reflections of Eugénie in Dostoevsky's Female Characters
   
2. The Material World in Balzac's Eugénie Grandet and in Dostoevsky's Texts
   
3. The Theme of Money in Eugénie Grandet and Dostoevsky's Texts
   

Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Educated in Russia and the United States, Julia Titus has been teaching courses in Russian language, literature, and theater at the department of Slavic languages and Literatures at Yale University for more than twenty years. Her research interests include Russian and French literature of the nineteenth century, translation theory, and heritage language studies. She is the editor of an annotated reader The Meek One (Yale University Press, 2012), and Poetry Reader for Russian Learners (Yale University Press, 2015).

Summary

This book focuses on Dostoevsky’s first literary publication—his 1844 translation of the first edition of Balzac’s Eug?´nie Grandet (1834). Through the prism of close reading, the author analyzes Dostoevsky’s literary debut and the stylistic choices he made while working on Balzac’s novel in the context of his future mature aesthetic style and poetics.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Titus
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2022
• EAN: 9781644697795
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-779-5
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Studies in Comparative Literature and Intellectual History
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literature - history & criticism, Literary studies - fiction, novelists & prose writers