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1 online resource (346 pages) |
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Transliteration and references -- Chronology of Dostoevsky's life and publications -- Foreword / Professor Joe Andrew -- 1 : Introduction. Rationale and methodology ; A 'new word' for feminist theologians ; Theology and literature ; Feminist theology and women's experience ; Thematic development ; Literary theory and interpretation of the text ; Structure and development ; A new conversation -- 2 : Dostoevsky's life : a biographical sketch. Status of the biography of the writer ; Dostoevsky's early years ; Formative adult experiences ; Dostoevsky's wives, daughters, and friends ; The Decembrist wives ; Dostoevsky's view of art ; Dostoevsky's artistic response to the influence of women -- 3 : Development of a theological perspective in the early novels. Poor Folk ; Netochka Nezvanova ; Notes from Underground -- 4 : Crime and punishment. Critical views of Crime and punishment ; Critical views of Sonya ; Introducing Sonya ; Enter Sonya ; Sonya visits Raskolnikov ; Raskolnikov's first visit to Sonya ; Raskolnikov's second visit to Sonya ; Raskolnikov's third visit to Sonya ; Women's voices ; The sister : Avdotya Romanovna (Dunya) ; The mother, Pulcheria Alexandrovna ; The mother writes to her son ; The stepmother, Katerina Ivanovna ; The role of the seamstress ; Metanoia : conversion or change of heart? ; Sonya's 'new word' for Raskolnikov -- 5 : Idiot. A 'perfectly beautiful' human being ; Social context and setting ; Female relationships : a feminist theological perspective ; Woman as heroine or victim? ; Images of Christ ; Portrayal of beauty in women ; The disappearing heroine ; Lizaveta Prokofyevna ; Yepanchina ; Nastasya Filippovna and Aglaya ; Letters and meetings ; Nastasya Filippovna's letters to Aglaya ; Mimesis and the art of conversation ; Part one ; Part two ; Part three ; Part four ; Development of the concept of beauty in human relationships -- 6 : Krotkaya. Questions of form ; Questions of translation and intertextuality ; Chapter headings ; Questions raised by the Pawnbroker ; Setting ; Duality (antithetical pairs) ; Points of view ; Time ; Peripeteia ; The duel ; The Pawnbroker as the 'double' : the split personality ; Dreams ; The song and the voice ; Power and revenge ; The icon ; Iconic representation in Krotkaya -- 7 : Brothers Karamazov. The concept of personal sacrifice in loving relationships ; Family relationships ; The sacrificial love of the mother ; The daughter's point of view ; The mother's point of view ; Liza confronts her demons ; 'Sisters and rivals' in Brothers Karamazov ; Katerina and Grushenka meet Alyosha ; Character of Katerina ; Character of Grushenka ; Grushenka's dream ; Dmitri's dream ; Liza's dreams ; The final confrontation between Katerina and Grushenka ; The example of the Mother of God in personal and family relationships ; Maternal grief and Christian forgiveness -- 8 : Conclusion. Summary of thematic references and questions ; A feminist theological response ; Diaries and letters ; Dostoevsky as journalist and novelist ; Mothers and daughters ; What is new for feminist theologians in this study? ; Concluding remarks -- Appendix A : Child abuse themes -- Appendix B : Matryosha (devils) |
| Summary |
This study explores the relationship between public work and influence, and private faith and spiritual development, through the female characters in Dostoevsky's novels; and also the influence of one writer upon another. The intention was, first, to establish whether, in literary terms, women may be viewed as characters in their own right, rather than merely as symbols or consorts for the men; and, secondly, whether, from a feminist theological perspective, Dostoevsky takes seriously the experience of women in terms of their relationships and work, Christian faith and spiritual development, and conflict with personal and institutional evil. --Publisher description |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Characters -- Women
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Religion
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| SUBJECT |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 fast |
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Women in literature.
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Theology in literature.
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Feminism and literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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Feminism and literature
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Religion
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Theology in literature
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Women in literature
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Languages & Literatures.
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Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages & Literatures.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773421011 |
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0773421017 |
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