A vibrant, enthralling account of Russia's most fascinating period of history.
"Russia in the Age of Alexander II, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky is both history and story, incorporating in its analysis of Alexander II's turbulent reign the lives and ideas of the period's great writers, thinkers and revolutionaries who made this the Golden Age of Russian literatur…
A vibrant, enthralling account of Russia's most fascinating period of history.
Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is unquestionably one of the greatest works of world literature. With its dramatic portrayal of a Russian family in crisis and its intense investigation into the essential questions of human existence, the novel has had a major impact o…
This book presents modern commentary on a great work of literature by analyzing themes, style, genre, structural elements, artistic influences, and historical background. The essays offer numerous insights into why the Russian novel has provoked such intense reaction.
