Dostoevsky and the Russian People

Informationen zum Autor Linda Ivanits is Associate Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at Pennsylvania State University. Klappentext A detailed analysis of Dostoevsky's thought about folklore and his uses of popular culture and imagery in his work. Zusammenfassung In a comprehensive study of the people and folklore in Dostoevsky's art! Ivanits investigates the integration of Dostoevsky's religious ideas and his use of folklore in Crime and Punishment! The Idiot! The Devils! and The Brothers Karamazov. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: the people in Dostoevsky's art and thought; 1. The face of the people 1821-65; 2. The world of the people in Crime and Punishment; 3. The Idiot: where have all the people gone?; 4. Fumbling toward Holy Russia in The Devils; 5. Back in Russia: the face of the people 1871-7; 6. The Brothers Karamazov: Christ walks the Russian Land; Conclusion: Dostoevsky and the people; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Ivanits, Linda J. Ivanits, IVANITS LINDA J
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2008
• EAN: 9780521889933
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88993-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literature & literary studies, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Russian, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers