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Book SynopsisThis book illuminates the connectedness of Dostoevsky''s literary art with his philosophical and psychological brilliance. Two Fyodor Dostoevsky conferences originating at the University of North Texas set the stage for this volume. Scholars contributed original papers focusing on how Dostoevsky''s literary art and philosophical insights enrich one another.
Trade ReviewThis collection provides some thought-provoking insights, particularly on the religious dimension of Dosteovsky's fiction. -- Julian W. Connolly, University of Virginia * Slavic and East European Journal *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction: Hearing Voices: Joe Barnhart, Editor Chapter 3 Rival Ideologies: Dostoevsky on Evil as a Perversion of Personhood: A Reading of Ivan Karamazov and the Grand Inquisitor: Ralph C. Wood Chapter 4 Still Too High a Price? Ivan's Question in the Light of Contemporary Theodicy: Dan R. Stiver Chapter 5 Encountering the Incarnate Subject: Dostoevsky's Fiction as an Embodiment of and Contribution to Orthodox Theology: Aaron Taylor Chapter 6 Dostoevsky and the Historical Christ: Joe Barnhart Chapter 7 Dostoevsky and Alienation: Linda Kraeger Chapter 8 Family Voices in Conflict: The Karamazovs-A Paradigm in Dysfunctionality: Ignat Avsey Chapter 9 Son and Fathers: The Character of Dominant Ideas and the Ideas of Dominant Characters in a Raw Youth: Joseph D. Stamey Chapter 10 Contracts with Fate: Dostoevsky's Characters: Joe Barnhart Chapter 11 The Village of Stepanchikovo or "There's a man with No Clothes On!": Ignat Avsey Chapter 12 Going Underground: Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground: Victor Terras Chapter 13 Schelling, Dostoevsky, and Chernychevsky: Egoism, Freedom, and Madness in Notes from Underground: James M. McLachlan Chapter 14 The Literary Artist's Fantastic Realism: The French and the Russian Underground Man: Dostoevsky and Montherlant: Victor Terras Chapter 15 "Living at Double Intensity": Dialogized Consciousness, the Question of Satire, and the Ethics of Representation in Dostoevsky's Poor Folk: Stephen Souris Chapter 16 The Translator's Tale in the Bible and Dostoevskyland: Ignat Avsey Chapter 17 Brief Biographies of the Authors
