Dostoevsky and the Christian Tradition

Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature

by George Pattison (Editor), Diane Oenning Thompson (Editor)

This collection brings together Western and Russian perspectives on the issues raised by the religious element in Dostoevsky's work. The essays cover such topics as temptation, his use of the gospels, the Russian tradition of the veneration of icons, as well as reading aloud, and dialogism. In addition to an exploration of the impact of the Christian tradition on Dostoevsky's major novels, Crime and Punishment,The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, there are also discussions of lesser known works such as The Landlady and A Little Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree.

Genres: Christianity, Literary Criticism

300 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Caleb · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent overview of many possible readings of Dostoevsky within the religious framework of Orthodox Christianity. The chapter on The Brothers Karamazov as Trinitarian Theology was particularly fascinating. However, it does look like a certain someone (ME) will have to write a future chapter devoted to Dostoevsky's view and interpretation of Biblical texts.

[Alberony Martínez · Rating 4 out of 5]

El gran escritor ruso del siglo XIX Fyodor Dostoievski es universalmente reconocido por su profundidad psicológica y por ser un analista penetrante de la condición humana moderna. Una variedad de pensadores religiosos influyentes, incluidos Karl Barth, Nikolai Berdyaev, Romano Guardini, Henri de Lubac y Malcolm Muggeridge, han celebrado a Dostoievsky como el escritor cristiano moderno por excelencia, un testigo luminoso de la verdad del cristianismo en medio de lo espiritual e intelectual de las dislocaciones de la era moderna.