Dostoevsky As Suicidologist Self-Destruction and the Creative Process |
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| Author:
| Ronner, Amy D. |
| Series title: | Crosscurrents: Russia's Literature in Context Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7936-0783-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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Through an analysis of suicide in Fyodor Dostoevsky's writings, Amy D. Ronner illustrates how his implicit awareness of self-homicide pre-figured theories of prominent suicidologists, shaped both his philosophy and craft as a writer, and forged a ligature between artistry and the pluripresent impulse to self-annihilate.
Through an analysis of suicide in Fyodor Dostoevsky's writings, Amy D. Ronner illustrates how his implicit awareness of self-homicide pre-figured theories of prominent suicidologists, shaped both his philosophy and craft as a writer, and forged a ligature between artistry and the pluripresent impulse to self-annihilate.