Dostoevsky's 'Brothers Karamazov' - Art, Creativity, and Spirituality

This volume combines essays by well-established scholars of Dostoevsky with those by newer voices; it brings together authors from several different countries (France, Germany, USA, Russia, England) representing varying traditions of approaching Dostoevsky's novels; most importantly, however, it is the first collection that crosses the often too rigid lines between philosophy and literature. While there have been a number of attempts to re-establish a significant dialogue between literature and philosophy in recent years, virtually no cross-disciplinary studies of Dostoevsky have been attempted. This absence of interdisciplinary literature is remarkable given that Dostoevsky is often acknowledged to be a leading 'novelist of ideas.' There is no better place to begin such a collaborative effort than Dostoevsky's last novel, 'The Brothers Karamazov', which Freud called "the greatest novel ever written."

Summary

This volume combines essays by well-established scholars of Dostoevsky with those by newer voices; it brings together authors from several different countries (France, Germany, USA, Russia, England) representing varying traditions of approaching Dostoevsky's novels; most importantly, however, it is the first collection that crosses the often too rigid lines between philosophy and literature. While there have been a number of attempts to re-establish a significant dialogue between literature and philosophy in recent years, virtually no cross-disciplinary studies of Dostoevsky have been attempted. This absence of interdisciplinary literature is remarkable given that Dostoevsky is often acknowledged to be a leading 'novelist of ideas.' There is no better place to begin such a collaborative effort than Dostoevsky's last novel, 'The Brothers Karamazov', which Freud called "the greatest novel ever written."

Product details

• Assisted by: Predra Cicovacki (Editor), Predrag Cicovacki (Editor), Granik (Editor), Granik (Editor), Maria Granik (Editor)
• Publisher: Universitätsvlg. Winter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2010
• EAN: 9783825358112
• ISBN: 978-3-8253-5811-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 359 g
• Illustrations: 1 Abbildung
• Series: Beiträge zur slavischen Philologie; Beiträge zur slavischen Philologie
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies; Dostojewski, Fjodor M. : Erläuterungen zum Werk, Russisch-orthodoxe Kirche, Religiösität /Dostojewskij, Spiritualität /Dostojewskij, Dostojewskij, Fjodor M, Geschichtsbilder /Dostojewskij