| Dostoevsky's Spiritual Art: The Burden of Vision Contributor(s): Panichas, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765805952 ISBN-13: 9780765805959 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Fyodor Dostoevskys highest and most permanent achievement as a novelist lies in his exploration of man's religious complex, his world and his fate. His primary vision is to be found in his last five novels: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, A Raw Youth, and The Brothers Karamazov. This volume culminates twenty years of studying, teaching, and writing on Dostoevsky. Here George A. Panichas critically analyzes the religious themes and meanings of the author's major works. Focusing on the pervasive spiritual consciousness at play, Panichas views Dostoevsky not as a religious doctrinaire, but as a visionary whose fi ve great novels constitute a sequential meditation on man's human and superhuman destiny. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891.733 |
| LCCN: 2004041285 |
| Series: Library of Conservative Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.9" W x 8.86" (0.76 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
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| Publisher Description: Fyodor Dostoevsky's highest and most permanent achievement as a novelist lies in his exploration of man's religious complex, his world and his fate. His primary vision is to be found in his last five novels: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, A Raw Youth, and The Brothers Karamazov. This volume culminates twenty years of studying, teaching, and writing on Dostoevsky. Here George A. Panichas critically analyzes the religious themes and meanings of the author's major works. Focusing on the pervasive spiritual consciousness at play, Panichas views Dostoevsky not as a religious doctrinaire, but as a visionary whose five great novels constitute a sequential meditation on man's human and superhuman destiny. |
Contributor Bio(s): Panichas, George A.: - George A. Panichas is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and editor of Modern Age: A Quarterly Review. Among his numerous writings are The Reverent Discipline: Essays in Literary Criticism and Culture and The Courage of Judgment: Essays in Criticism, Culture and Society. Henry, Michael: -Michael Henry is professor of philosophy at St. John's University, New York. He is also the series editor of Transaction's Library of Conservative Thought series. His work has appeared in Modern Age, The Hillsdale Review, and The Political Science Reviewer. |