Dostoevsky loathed the Russia's new liberal reformers, particularly the group of anti-Czarist political terrorists known as Nihilists. They murdered one of their own, and that event and the ensuing trial form the nucleus of this novel.
Dostoevsky loathed the Russia's new liberal reformers, particularly the group of anti-Czarist political terrorists known as Nihilists. They murdered o...
The apology and confession of a minor mid 19th century Russian official, Notes From Underground is a half-desperate, half-mocking political critique and a powerful, account of a man's breakaway from society and descent underground.
The apology and confession of a minor mid 19th century Russian official, Notes From Underground is a half-desperate, half-mocking political critique a...
This acclaimed English version of Dostoevsky's last novel does justice to all its levels of artistry and intention, as murder mystery, black comedy, pioneering work of psychological realism, and enduring statement about freedom, sin and suffering.
This acclaimed English version of Dostoevsky's last novel does justice to all its levels of artistry and intention, as murder mystery, black comedy, p...
This classic, begun as a novel concerned with the psychology of a crime and the process of guilt, surpasses itself to take on the tragic force of myth.
This classic, begun as a novel concerned with the psychology of a crime and the process of guilt, surpasses itself to take on the tragic force of myth...
Tells the story of a childhood dominated by her stepfather, Efimov, a failed musician who believes he is a neglected genius. The young girl is strangely drawn to this drunken ruin of a man, who exploits her and drives the family to poverty. But when she is rescued by an aristocratic family, the abuse against Netochka's delicate psyche continues.
Tells the story of a childhood dominated by her stepfather, Efimov, a failed musician who believes he is a neglected genius. The young girl is strange...
Presents the story of a tragic relationship between an impoverished copy clerk and a young seamstress, told through their passionate letters to each other. This title portrays a dreamer hero who is captivated by a curious couple and becomes their lodger.
Presents the story of a tragic relationship between an impoverished copy clerk and a young seamstress, told through their passionate letters to each o...
Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons--the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha--are all involved at some level. Brilliantly bound up with this psychological drama is Dostoevsky's intense and disturbing exploration of many deeply felt ideas about the existence of God, freedom of will, the collective nature of guilt, and the disastrous consequences of...
Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical deb...
One of the most profound and disturbing works of nineteenth-century literature, Notes from the Underground is a probing and speculative work, often regarded as a forerunner to the Existentialist movement. The Gambler explores the compulsive nature of gambling, one of Dostoevsky's own vices and a subject he describes with extraordinary acumen and drama. Both works are new translations, specially commissioned for the World's Classics series. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each...
One of the most profound and disturbing works of nineteenth-century literature, Notes from the Underground is a probing and speculative work, often re...
The Idiot (1868), written under the appalling personal circumstances Dostoevsky endured while travelling in Europe, not only reveals the author's acute artistic sense and penetrating psychological insight, but also affords his most powerful indictment of a Russia struggling to emulate contemporary Europe while sinking under the weight of Western materialism. It is the portrait of nineteenth-century Russian society in which a "positively good man" clashes with the emptiness of a society that cannot accommodate his moral idealism. Meticulously faithful to the original, this new...
The Idiot (1868), written under the appalling personal circumstances Dostoevsky endured while travelling in Europe, not only reveals the auth...
The third of Dostoevsky's five major novels, Devils (1871-2), also known as The Possessed, is at once a powerful political tract and a profound study of atheism, depicting the disarray that follows the appearance of a band of modish radicals in a small provincial town. This new translation includes the chapter "Stavrogin's confession," initially censored by Dostoevsky's publisher. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects...
The third of Dostoevsky's five major novels, Devils (1871-2), also known as The Possessed, is at once a powerful political tract and a profound study ...
