Dostoyevsky: The Brothers Karamazov

Klappentext The Brothers Karamazov! completed in November 1880 just two months before Dostoyevsky's death! displays both his mastery as a storyteller and his significance as a thinker. In this volume! Dr. Leatherbarrow shows that far from being merely a philosophical religious tract! The Brothers Karamazov is an enjoyable and accessible novel. He discusses its major themes! including atheism and belief! the nature of man! socialism and individualism! and the state of European civilization! focusing particulary on those themes of justice! order and disorder! in whose revolutionary treatment he sees the real significance of this literary landmark. Zusammenfassung This textbook series provides concise and lucid introductions to major works of world literature from classical antiquity to the twentieth century. This book will have a a full account of its historical! cultural! and intellectual background! a discussion of its influence! and a guide to further reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note on the text; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The background to the novel; 2. The novel; 3. The critical reception; Guide to further reading.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: W. J. Leatherbarrow, William J. Leatherbarrow, Leatherbarrow William J.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 26.11.1992
• EAN: 9780521386012
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38601-2
• Pages: 132
• Thèmes: Landmarks of World Literature; Landmarks of World Literature
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature slaves; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Russian, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form