Dostoevsky and the Christian Tradition
Part of Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature
- Editors:
- George Pattison, King's College, Cambridge
- Diane Oenning Thompson, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: January 2013
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This collection brings together Western and Russian perspectives on the issues raised by the religious element in Dostoevsky's work. The essays cover such topics as temptation, his use of the gospels, the Russian tradition of the veneration of icons, as well as reading aloud, and dialogism. In addition to an exploration of the impact of the Christian tradition on Dostoevsky's major novels, Crime and Punishment,The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, there are also discussions of lesser known works such as The Landlady and A Little Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree.
Read more- A combination of literary and religious studies approaches to Dostoevsky's Christianity
- A combination of Western and Russian perspectives
- A fresh approach to key issues in the major novels
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"Invigorating in its breadth and erudition..." Slavic Review
See more reviews"All those interested in reading Dostoevsky 'religiously' will find something of value in these essays. But most of all, this volume shows us where we are at present in reading Dostoevsky religiously and how little or how much still needs to be done in the religious interpretation of Dostoevsky's fictional world." The Russian Review
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- Date Published: January 2013
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511402784
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
Notes on conventions and abbreviations
Introduction: reading Dostoevsky religiously George Pattison and Diane Oenning Thompson
Part I. Dostoevsky and the Practice of Orthodoxy:
1. Dostoevsky and the kenotic tradition Margaret Ziolkowski
2. Dostoevsky's markings in the Gospel according to St John Irina Kirillova
3. Icons in Dostoevsky's works Sophie Ollivier
4. Problems of the biblical word in Dostoevsky's poetics Dianne Oenning Thompson
Part II. Dostoevsky and Christian Theology:
5. Dostoevsky in the prism of the orthodox semiosphere Avril Pyman
6. The categories of law and grace in Dostoevsky's poetics Ivan Esaulov
7. The Brothers Karamazov as trinitarian theology David S. Cunningham
8. Reading and incarnation in Dostoevsky Eric J. Ziolkowski
Part III. Reading Dostoevsky Religiously: Case Studies:
9. Towards an iconography of Crime and Punishment Anthony Johae
10. Pavel Smerdyakov and Ivan Karamazov: the problem of temptation Vladimir Kantor
11. Beyond the will: humiliation as Christian necessity in Crime and Punishment Henry M. W. Russell
13. Freedom's dangerous dialogue: reading Dostoevsky and Kierkegaard together George Pattison
Bibliography
Index.
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