The Brothers Karamazov and the Critics

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Author(s): Edward Wasiolek
Series: Wadsworth Guides to Literary Study
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Year: 1967

Language: English
Pages: 184
City: Belmont, CA

Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
The Man and His World......Page 12
His Life and Work......Page 13
The Writing of The Brothers Karamazov......Page 15
Selections from the Letters......Page 20
Selections from the Notebooks......Page 29
Ernest Simmons: A Historical and Analytic Introduction to The Brothers Karamazov......Page 46
Sigmund Freud: Dostoevsky and Parricide......Page 60
Eliseo Vivas: The Two Dimensions of Reality in The Brothers Karamazov......Page 74
Albert Camus: Ivan and Rebellion against God......Page 92
D. H. Lawrence: The Grand Inquisitor......Page 97
Philip Rahv: The Sources and Significance of “The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor”......Page 104
Mark Kanzer: A Psychological View of Alyosha’s Reaction to Father Zossima’s Death......Page 122
Ralph Matlaw: Myth and Symbol in The Brothers Karamazov......Page 127
Edward Wasiolek: The Brothers Karamazov: Idea and Technique......Page 137
Guide to Pronunciation of Principal Names......Page 164
Discussion Questions on the Text......Page 165
Discussion Questions on the Source Materials and the Critical Articles......Page 169
Theme Topics......Page 178
Theme Topics Requiring Further Reading and Research......Page 179
Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 181