The Brothers Karamazov (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Maire Jaanus
()
About this ebook
- New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
- Biographies of the authors
- Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
- Comments by other famous authors
- Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
- Bibliographies for further reading
- Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
The last and greatest of Dostoevsky’s novels, The Brothers Karamazov is a towering masterpiece of literature, philosophy, psychology, and religion. It tells the story of intellectual Ivan, sensual Dmitri, and idealistic Alyosha Karamazov, who collide in the wake of their despicable father’s brutal murder.
Into the framework of the story Dostoevsky poured all of his deepest concerns—the origin of evil, the nature of freedom, the craving for meaning and, most importantly, whether God exists. The novel is famous for three chapters that may be ranked among the greatest pages of Western literature. “Rebellion” and “The Grand Inquisitor” present what many have considered the strongest arguments ever formulated against the existence of God, while “The Devil” brilliantly portrays the banality of evil. Ultimately, Dostoevsky believes that Christ-like love prevails. But does he prove it?
A rich, moving exploration of the critical questions of human existence, The Brothers Karamazov powerfully challenges all readers to reevaluate the world and their place in it.
Maire Jaanus is Professor of English and department Chair at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of Georg Trakl, Literature and Negation, and a novel, She, and co-editor of Reading Seminars I and II, Reading Seminar XI, and the forthcoming Lacan in the German-Speaking World.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He died in 1881 having written some of the most celebrated works in the history of literature, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov.
Read more from Fyodor Dostoyevsky
White Nights: And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Very Russian Christmas: The Greatest Russian Holiday Stories of All Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5White Nights: Short Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of the Dead: Or, Prison Life in Siberia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Existential Literature Collection Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Christmas Library: 250+ Essential Christmas Novels, Poems, Carols, Short Stories...by 100+ Authors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Gospel in Dostoyevsky: Selections from His Works Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSatanic Classics (Illustrated): The Book of Lies, The Antichrist and Notes from Underground Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5White Nights Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Grand Inquisitor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gothic Novel Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Greatest Christmas Stories of All Time: Timeless Classics That Celebrate the Season Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings50 Beautiful Christmas Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Double Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Big Book of Christmas Tales: 250+ Short Stories, Fairytales and Holiday Myths & Legends Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCalled to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels (Centaur Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDostoevsky's Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest Books of All Time Vol. 2 (Dream Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Double Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to The Brothers Karamazov (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Related ebooks
The Curse of the Romanovs Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of the Dead and Poor Folk (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Brothers Karamazov Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNotes from Underground, The Double and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Brothers Karamazov (Centaur Classics) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #8] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlay on , Christina Nott Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Life and Times of Captain N. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFamily Life Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Cyclist Conspiracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrime and Punishment (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev, Volume III Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Brothers Karamazov Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Brothers Karamazov Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWithout Prejudice: 'Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion'' Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRun To Earth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wild Fields: A Fight for the Soul of Ukraine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Book Of All-Power Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory of Russia & the Soviet Union in Humorous Verse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ball and the Cross by G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBig Lonesome: Stories Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Poison Belt by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn the Waves of a Pulsating World: An Engineer’s Adventures in Innovation, Education and Politics: From Russia to the West Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Possessed (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Memories of Two Generations: A Yiddish Life in Russia and Texas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn Berryman: Collected Poems 1937-1971 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Same Ground: Chasing Family Down the California Gold Rush Trail Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHula Done It?: A Passport to Peril Mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Khing and the Magic of Black and White: Book One Ash Makes Friends Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Classics For You
Flowers for Algernon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Farewell to Arms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Confederacy of Dunces Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Master & Margarita Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5East of Eden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Women (Seasons Edition -- Winter) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wuthering Heights (with an Introduction by Mary Augusta Ward) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Old Man and the Sea: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Learn French! Apprends l'Anglais! THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: In French and English Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sense and Sensibility (Centaur Classics) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I Lay Dying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ulysses: With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Count of Monte-Cristo English and French Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic by Plato Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warrior of the Light: A Manual Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebecca Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Titus Groan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jungle: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Persuasion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Brothers Karamazov (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
0 ratings0 reviews