Dostoyevsky: The Brothers Karamazov

by William J. Leatherbarrow

• ISBN13: 9780521386012
• ISBN10: 0521386012
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-11-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This textbook series is ambitious in scope. It provides concise and lucid introductions to major works of world literature from classical antiquity to the twentieth century. It is not confined to any single literary tradition or genre, and will cumulatively form a substantial library of textbooks on some of the most important and widely read literary masterpieces. Each book is devoted to a full acount of its historical, cultural, and intellectual background, a discussion of its influence, and a guide to further reading.

Table of Contents

Notes on the text	ix
Chronology	x
Introduction	1	(3)
The background to the novel	4	(17)
The novel	21	(77)
The family	21	(9)
The fragmented hero	30	(12)
The quest for harmony	42	(17)
Pro and contra	59	(22)
`A realist in a higher sense'	81	(17)
The critical reception	98	(14)
Guide to further reading	112