Dostoevsky Fyodor
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment is a psychological exploration of guilt, redemption, and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in extreme circumstances. Fyodor Dostoevsky delves into the mind of Raskolnikov, a destitute former student who commits murder under the belief that extraordinary individuals are above conventional morality. The novel examines the psychological torment that follows his crime, contrasting his justifications with the reality of his conscience and the societal consequences of his actions. Through this, Dostoevsky critiques utilitarian ethics and explores the depths of human suffering and moral reckoning. Since its publication, Crime and Punishment has been widely recognized for its intense psychological depth and philosophical inquiry. The novel's exploration of free will, justice, and the struggle between rationalization and remorse has cemented its status as a cornerstone of world literature. Raskolnikov's internal conflict and his interactions with characters such as Sonya Marmeladov and Porfiry Petrovich continue to engage readers, offering profound insights into the human psyche. The novel's lasting significance lies in its ability to probe the darker recesses of human motivation while also affirming the possibility of redemption. By dissecting the intricate relationship between crime, conscience, and societal structure, Crime and Punishment compels readers to reflect on their own moral convictions and the nature of justice in an imperfect world.
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
This collection, unique to the Modern Library, gathers seven of Dostoevsky's key works and shows him to be equally adept at the short story as with the novel. Exploring many of the same themes as in his longer works, these small masterpieces move from the tender and romantic White Nights, an archetypal nineteenth-century morality tale of pathos and loss, to the famous Notes from the Underground, a story of guilt, ineffectiveness, and uncompromising cynicism, and the first major work of existential literature. Among Dostoevsky's prototypical characters is Yemelyan in The Honest Thief, whose tragedy turns on an inability to resist crime. Presented in chronological order, in David Magarshack's celebrated translation, this is the definitive edition of Dostoevsky's best stories.
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment
Author: Richard Arthur Peace
language: en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date: 2006
This Casebook is a collection of interpretations of Crime and Punishment. The selection not only reflects earlier work by major critics in the field, but also more recent studies. At the same time the choice of critical approaches has been made on the basis of covering the novel's various aspects: Dostoevsky's debt to other novelists in the European tradition; his roots as a writer in the so-called "Natural School" of the 1840s with its emphasis on the theme of the city; the thematic and symbolic structure of the novel itself; the psychology of the hero; the philosophical content of the novel and its relationship to contemporary thought; the novel's religious dimension. This latter approach has long been established in western criticism, but the two essays with which the Casebook concludes are by modern Russian scholars, who examine the novel in the light of their own Orthodox tradition.