TheBrothersKaramazov
- 作者
- 出版社 Barnes&Noble
- 出版时间 2004年8月
- ISBN 9781593080457
- 定价 85.10
内容简介
TheBrotherKaramazov,byFyodorDostoevsky,ispartoftheBarnes&NobleClassicsseries,whichoffersqualityeditionsataffordablepricestothestudentandthegeneralreader,includingnewscholarship,thoughtfuldesign,andpagesofcarefullycraftedextras.HerearesomeoftheremarkablefeaturesofBarnes&NobleClassics:Newintroductionscommissionedfromtoday'stopwritersandscholarsBiographiesoftheauthorsChronologiesofcontemporaryhistorical,biographical,andculturaleventsFootnotesandendnotesSelectivediscussionsofimitations,parodies,poems,books,plays,paintings,operas,statuary,andfilmsinspiredbytheworkCommentsbyotherfamousauthorsStudyquestionstochallengethereader'sviewpointsandexpectationsBibliographiesforfurtherreadingIndices&Glossaries,whenappropriateAlleditionsarebeautifullydesignedandareprintedtosuperiorspecifications;someincludeillustrationsofhistoricalinterest.Barnes&NobleClassicspullstogetheraconstellationofinfluences—biographical,historical,andliterary—toenricheachreader'sunderstandingoftheseenduringworks.ThelastandgreatestofDostoevsky’snovels,TheBrothersKaramazovisatoweringmasterpieceofliterature,philosophy,psychology,andreligion.IttellsthestoryofintellectualIvan,sensualDmitri,andidealisticAlyoshaKaramazov,whocollideinthewakeoftheirdespicablefather’sbrutalmurder.IntotheframeworkofthestoryDostoevskypouredallofhisdeepestconcerns—theoriginofevil,thenatureoffreedom,thecravingformeaningand,mostimportantly,whetherGodexists.ThenovelisfamousforthreechaptersthatmayberankedamongthegreatestpagesofWesternliterature.“Rebellion”and“TheGrandInquisitor”presentwhatmanyhaveconsideredthestrongestargumentseverformulatedagainsttheexistenceofGod,while“TheDevil”brilliantlyportraysthebanalityofevil.Ultimately,DostoevskybelievesthatChrist-likeloveprevails.Butdoesheproveit?Arich,movingexplorationofthecriticalquestionsofhumanexistence,TheBrothersKaramazovpowerfullychallengesallreaderstoreevaluatetheworldandtheirplaceinit.MaireJaanusisProfessorofEnglishanddepartmentChairatBarnardCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.SheistheauthorofGeorgTrakl,LiteratureandNegation,andanovel,She,andco-editorofReadingSeminarsIandII,ReadingSeminarXI,andtheforthcomingLacanintheGerman-SpeakingWorld.
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