The Political and Social Thought of F.M. Dostoevsky - 9781138779952

Name: The Political and Social Thought of F.M. Dostoevsky - 9781138779952
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Political and Social Thought of F.M. DostoevskyAuthor(s): Stephen Carter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138779952, 978-1138779952\nSynopsis\nThis study concentrates on The Devils, but also places this novel in the total context of Dostoevskys work. Also considered is the life and work of [url] Granovsky, who is satirised along with Turgenev in the novel, and thus offers a useful basis on which to delineate the contours of Dostoevskys thought. First published in 1991, the book begins from the belief that his \""genius embodies much of what is typical of Russian life: his boundless vitality, his extremism, his lack of empiricism and economy. To understand Dostoevsky is therefore somehow to understand Russia.\"" \n\nThe author concludes that Dostoevsky badly misunderstood Western liberalism, but grappled very well with the psychology of the radical terrorist. This is explained with reference to his intellectual .