Dostoevsky: A Very Short Introduction - Deborah Martinsen torrent

Category: Autobiography & Biographies
Language: English
Keywords: Literature Russian Very Short Introductions

Written by Deborah Martinsen
Read by Kitty Hendrix
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
Release date: 10-15-24

Fyodor Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy.

In this Very Short Introduction, Deborah Martinsen explores Dostoevsky’s tumultuous life story: his political imprisonment and narrow escape from execution, his Siberian exile, his gambling addiction, his romantic marriage, and his literary success. Martinsen also delves into his major works-Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The Brothers Karamazov, The Diary of a Writer, and more. Each chapter analyzes a key theme or aspect of Dostoevsky’s writing that showcases his profound insights into human nature and society: doubling, freedom, shame, social justice, scandal, aesthetics, ethics, faith, and the eternal questions. Martinsen also demonstrates how Dostoevsky’s novels remain relevant today as they address pressing questions about freedom, morality, and meaning in a complex world.