Dostoevsky’s "Crime and Punishment" - A Reader’s Guide

A chapter-by-chapter guide to Dostoevsky's most popular novel that reveals how Crime and Punishment works. Narrative strategy, why the novel is not a whodunit but whydunit, and clear explanations of the novel's ideological debates.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Historical Introduction
2. Overview
3. Parts One and Two: Getting Away with Murder
4. Parts Three to Five: In and Out of Raskolnikov's Mind
5. Part Six: Last Meetings and Epilogue
Appendix 1: Illustrations and Maps
Appendix 2: Crime and Punishment Chronology
Appendix 3: Contemporary Critical Reactions
Appendix 4: Chronology of Dostoevsky's Life
Bibliography

About the author

Deborah A. Martinsen was Associate Dean of Alumni Education and Adjunct Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature, Columbia University. Past president of the International Dostoevsky Society and former executive secretary of the North American Dostoevsky Society, Martinsen is the author of "Surprised by Shame: Dostoevsky's Liars and Narrative Exposure" (Ohio, 2003) and co-editor of "Dostoevsky in Context" (Oxford, 2015).

Summary

A chapter-by-chapter guide to Dostoevsky’s most popular novel that reveals how Crime and Punishment works. Narrative strategy, why the novel is not a whodunit but whydunit, and clear explanations of the novel’s ideological debates.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah A. Martinsen
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781644697832
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-783-2
• No. of pages: 134
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Series: Cultural Syllabus
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Russia, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Russian, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Russian, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies - fiction, novelists & prose writers