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Dostoevsky and the Dynamics of Religious Experience
Malcolm V. Jones
出版Anthem Press, 2005
主題Literary Criticism / GeneralLiterary Criticism / Russian & SovietLiterary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / ReligionReligion / Philosophy
ISBN18433120269781843312024
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Y9xG3W7lnuwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This exciting addition to Dostoevsky studies deals with the religious dimension of the novelist's life and fiction. Malcolm Jones takes a fresh reading of Dostoevsky's representation of religion in his fictional world, that allows for both mystery and fear. The spiritual map of human experience that Dostoevsky offers, argues the author, includes only the occasional small island of serenity in vast, turbulent oceans of doubt, rebellion, rejection, indifference, and unbelief. Dostoevsky is also viewed as creator, revealing glimpses of salvation through subversive narrative techniques and destabilized, vulnerable characters. Dostoevsky's fictional world is presented with a dread of the meaningless void, instilling a desperate need and longing for the restorative "binding idea" that religion offers. Dostoevsky and the Dynamics of Religious Experience offers a balanced and authoritative argument. The book is structured through six clearly defined and self reliant essays that take into account past and current criticism and offering a close textual analysis on Dostoevsky's works, including The Idiot, The Devils, Notes from Underground, The Double and an in-depth study of The Brothers Karamazov. This work is a major contribution to the study of Dostoevsky and Russian Literature.