1st Edition

Dostoevsky's Spiritual Art The Burden of Vision

By George Panichas Copyright 2004
    228 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    Fyodor Dostoevsky's highest and most permanent achievement as a novelist lies in his exploration of man's religious complex, his world and his fate. His primary vision is to be found in his last five novels: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, A Raw Youth, and The Brothers Karamazov. This volume culminates twenty years of studying, teaching, and writing on Dostoevsky. Here George A. Panichas critically analyzes the religious themes and meanings of the author's major works. Focusing on the pervasive spiritual consciousness at play, Panichas views Dostoevsky not as a religious doctrinaire, but as a visionary whose five great novels constitute a sequential meditation on man's human and superhuman destiny.

    Transaction Introduction, Introduction, Chapter One: Schism, Chapter Two: Terror, Chapter Three: Satanism, Chapter Four: Purgation, Chapter Five: Saintliness, A Critical Note, Notes, Index

    Biography

    George Panichas