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Dostoevsky. The years of ordeal, 1850-1859 /

This present volume is the second in a series dealing with the life and works of Dostoevsky ... during the ten years [he] spent first in solitary confinement, then in a prison camp in Siberia, and finally as a soldier in one of the Siberian regiments of the Russian army. --Preface.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Frank, Joseph, 1918-2013
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1983.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I : The Peter-and-Paul fortress. Introduction ; The Petrashevsky affair ; "A wealth of life" ; "Clever, independent, cunning, stubborn" ; The incident on Semenovsky Square
  • Part II : Katorga. First impressions ; A world of moral horror ; A Russian patriot ; The peasant Marey ; A new vision ; "Monsters in their misery"
  • Part III : First love. A thirst for knowledge ; Private Dostoevsky ; An influential friend ; "A knight in female clothing"
  • Part IV : A second start. A Russian heart ; "Weak" and "strong" types ; Literary projects ; The Siberian novellas : Uncle's dream, The village of Stepanchikovo ; Homecoming.