The idiot / Fyodor Dostoyevsky; translation by Constance Garnett; introduction and notes by Agnes Cadin
By: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor [author]
Contributor(s): Garnett, Constance [translator] | Cardinal, Agnes [writer of introduction]
Language: English Series: Wordsworth classicsPublisher: Hertfordshire : Wordsworth Editions Limited, ©2010Description: xxi, 567 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781853261756Subject(s): Russia -- History -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction | Historical fictionGenre/Form: FictionDDC classification: 891.733 Summary: Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot
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