The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection.

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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Introduction and Notes by Agnes Cardinal, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Kent. Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot.
SKU CIN1853261750G
ISBN 13 9781853261756
ISBN 10 1853261750
Title The Idiot
Author Fyodor Dostoevsky
Series Wordsworth Classics
Condition good
Binding type Paperback
Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Year published 1996-12-05
Number of pages 592
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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