The Brothers Karamazov (Modern Library)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679601813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 912 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-20 |
| Language | : | Russian |
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“Dostoevsky is at once the most literary and compulsively readable of novelists we continue to regard as great The Brothers Karamazov stands as the culmination of his art–his last, longest, richest, and most capacious book. It returns us to a work we thought we knew, subtly altered and so made new again.” –Washington Post Book World“A miracle Every page of the new Karamazov is a permanent standard, and an inspiration.” –The Times (London)“One finally gets the musical whole of Dostoevsky’s original.” –New York Times Book Review“Absolutely faithful Fulfills in remarkable measure most of the criteria for an ideal translation The stylistic accuracy
Significantly, the book was on Tolstoy's bedside table when he died. Readers in every language have since accepted Dostoevsky's own evaluation of this work and have gone further by proclaiming it one of the few great novels of all ages and countries. "The Brothers Karamazov stands as the culmination of Dostoevsky's art--his last, longest, richest, and most capacious book," said The Washington Post Book World. "Nothing is outside Dostoevsky's province," observed Virginia Woolf. "Out of Shakespeare there is no more exciting reading."The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindin
This is very poor quality for a hardcover. We know the text is gold, what I review is the quality of this volume which cost $20 at the time of this writing. The size is good for holding in your hands at night. The paper and binding are cheap and of dubious permanency; the worst feature being the pages which are distractingly transparent so as to obscure the words when not flush with the page behind, and even then the text of the next page can be seen.This is very poor quality for a hardcover.. Sylvia Speredes said The Brothers Karamazov is one of the greatest novels ever written. The Brothers Karamazov is one of the greatest novels ever written. Creating unique, believable characters, Dostoevsky explores three major world views: Ivan, the intellectual atheist; Dimetri, the sensualist, and Alyosha, the Christian believer. Yet, each of these "types" exhibit moments of the other world views. The author portrays these world views in the matrix of Mother Russia. A murder mystery is the framework for revealing and solidifying the natures of each of these characters, but there are many other un. Character and philosophy Dostoevsky is a master of character, and interested in political and religious theory, so this book reads more like a text than a murder story. It has the structure of a psychological mystery, including a murder and a dramatic trial. One feels like they are living in Russia of the late 1800s, and that you are friends with the Karamazov family. Keeping track of the various names, nicknames, and characters can be challenging.