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by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Alan Myers (Editor); Alan Myers (Translator)

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The Idiot (1868), written under the appalling personal circumstances Dostoevsky endured while travelling in Europe, not only reveals the author's acute artistic sense and penetrating psychological insight, but also affords his most powerful indictment of a Russia struggling to emulate contemporary Europe while sinking under the weight of Western materialism. It is the portrait of nineteenth-century Russian society in which a "positively good man" clashes with the emptiness of a society that cannot accommodate his moral idealism. Meticulously faithful to the original, this new translation includes explanatory notes and a critical introduction by W.J. Leatherbarrow.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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'The chief thing is that they all need him' -thus Dostoyevsky described Prince Myshkin, the hero of perhaps his most remarkable novel. As the still, radiant center of a plot whose turbulent action is extraordinary even for Dostoyevsky, Myshkin succeeds in dominating through sheer force a personality a cast of characters who vividly and violently embody the passions and conflicts of the 19th century Russia.

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  • Title The Idiot
  • Author Fyodor Dostoevsky; Alan Myers (Editor); Alan Myers (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 688
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2008-08-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199536399 / 0199536392
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 1.3 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 3.30 cm)
  • Reading level 1040
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Germany
    • Cultural Region: Russian
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Russia - Social conditions - 1801-1917
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008274610
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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