Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9780198864332 |
| ISBN10: | 0198864337 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 160 pages |
| Size: | 172x110x10 mm |
| Weight: | 144 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 8 images |
| 748 |
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Fyodor Dostoevsky: A Very Short Introduction
A Very Short Introduction
Series:
Very Short Introductions;
Edition number: 1
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 21 March 2024
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Short description:
This book shows why it is that Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy through an incisive analysis of Dostoevsky's stories within the context of their time.
Long description:
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Fyodor Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy.
In this Very Short Introduction, Deborah Martinsen explores Dostoevsky's tumultuous life story: his political imprisonment and narrow escape from execution, his Siberian exile, his gambling addiction, his romantic marriage, and his literary success. Martinsen also delves into his major works - Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The Brothers Karamazov, The Diary of a Writer, and more. Each chapter analyzes a key theme or aspect of Dostoevsky's writing that showcases his profound insights into human nature and society: doubling, freedom, shame, social justice, scandal, aesthetics, ethics, faith, and the eternal questions. Martinsen also demonstrates how Dostoevsky's novels remain relevant today as they address pressing questions about freedom, morality, and meaning in a complex world.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Fyodor Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy.
In this Very Short Introduction, Deborah Martinsen explores Dostoevsky's tumultuous life story: his political imprisonment and narrow escape from execution, his Siberian exile, his gambling addiction, his romantic marriage, and his literary success. Martinsen also delves into his major works - Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The Brothers Karamazov, The Diary of a Writer, and more. Each chapter analyzes a key theme or aspect of Dostoevsky's writing that showcases his profound insights into human nature and society: doubling, freedom, shame, social justice, scandal, aesthetics, ethics, faith, and the eternal questions. Martinsen also demonstrates how Dostoevsky's novels remain relevant today as they address pressing questions about freedom, morality, and meaning in a complex world.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Table of Contents:
Preface
List of illustrations
Note on translation, citation, dates
Dostoevsky's dramatic life and writing: Notes from the Dead House and The Diary of a Writer
Duality and doubles: The Double
Freedom and polyphony: Notes from Underground
Space, social justice, and scandal: Crime and Punishment
Aesthetics and ethics: The Idiot and Demons
Eternal questions: The Brothers Karamazov
Chronology
References
Further reading
Index
List of illustrations
Note on translation, citation, dates
Dostoevsky's dramatic life and writing: Notes from the Dead House and The Diary of a Writer
Duality and doubles: The Double
Freedom and polyphony: Notes from Underground
Space, social justice, and scandal: Crime and Punishment
Aesthetics and ethics: The Idiot and Demons
Eternal questions: The Brothers Karamazov
Chronology
References
Further reading
Index
