Brief Lives: Fyodor Dostoevsky |
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| Author:
| Briggs, Anthony |
| Series title: | Brief Lives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84391-925-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Hesperus Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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A new short biography of the author of
Crime and Punishment and
The Brothers Karamazov, by a preeminent Russian scholar In this compelling new biography Anthony Briggs explores the effect of Dostoevsky's turbulent life on his literary genius. Described by one contemporary as "the Shakespeare of the lunatic asylum," Dostoevsky famously divided critics during his lifetime. His childhood and family life have been the subject of...
More DescriptionA new short biography of the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, by a preeminent Russian scholar
In this compelling new biography Anthony Briggs explores the effect of Dostoevsky's turbulent life on his literary genius. Described by one contemporary as "the Shakespeare of the lunatic asylum," Dostoevsky famously divided critics during his lifetime. His childhood and family life have been the subject of scrutiny, most famously in inspiring Freud's essay "Dostoevsky and Parricide." In later life his membership of the Petrashevsky Circle of liberal intellectuals resulted in his prosecution by the authorities: he was forced to attend a mock execution and then exiled for four years to a Siberian prison camp.