A Gentle Creature And Other Stories

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780191504570

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A Gentle Creature and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

In the stories in this volume Dostoevsky explores both the figure of the dreamer divorced from reality and also his own ambiguous attitude to utopianism, themes central to many of his great novels. In White Nights the apparent idyll of the dreamer's romantic fantasies disguises profound loneliness and estrangement from 'living life'. Despite his sentimental friendship with Nastenka, his final withdrawal into the world of the imagination anticipates the retreat into the 'underground' of many of Dostoevsky's later intellectual heroes. A Gentle Creature and The Dream of a Ridiculous Man show how such withdrawal from reality can end in spiritual desolation and moral indifference and how, in Dostoevsky's view, the tragedy of the alienated individual can be resolved only by the rediscovery of a sense of compassion and responsibility towards fellow human beings. This new translation captures the power and lyricism of Dostoevsky's writing, while the introduction examines the stories in relation to one another and to his novels. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Russia
ISBN : UOM:39015062064277

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A Gentle Creature and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pdf

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : Sovereign
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1909438642

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White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

White Nights, a sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer, is told in first person by a nameless narrator who lives alone in St. Petersburg and suffers from loneliness and the inability to stop thinking.

Author : Fedor Mik︠h︡aĭlovich DostoevskiĬ
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Russian fiction
ISBN : 9781427076304

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The Insulted and Humiliated by Fedor Mik︠h︡aĭlovich DostoevskiĬ Pdf

Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1627300554

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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pdf

The first-rate collection includes "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," "Bobok," "The Christmas Tree and the Wedding," and five other short masterpieces.

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307824080

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The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

This collection, unique to the Modern Library, gathers seven of Dostoevsky's key works and shows him to be equally adept at the short story as with the novel. Exploring many of the same themes as in his longer works, these small masterpieces move from the tender and romantic White Nights, an archetypal nineteenth-century morality tale of pathos and loss, to the famous Notes from the Underground, a story of guilt, ineffectiveness, and uncompromising cynicism, and the first major work of existential literature. Among Dostoevsky's prototypical characters is Yemelyan in The Honest Thief, whose tragedy turns on an inability to resist crime. Presented in chronological order, in David Magarshack's celebrated translation, this is the definitive edition of Dostoevsky's best stories.

Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486114408

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The Eternal Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pdf

A rich and idle man confronts his dead mistress's husband in this psychological novel of duality. Powerful and accessible, it offers a captivating and revealing exploration of love, guilt, and hatred.

Author : Helen Docherty
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781492638155

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The Storybook Knight by Helen Docherty Pdf

Age Level: 4 to 8 | Grade Level: K to 4 What's a knight's greatest power? Stories, of course! From the beloved author/illustrator team behind The Snatchabook comes the ultimate storytime book about castles, knights, dragons, and the power of stories! Even dragons love a good story... Leo was a gentle knight in thought and word and deed. While other knights liked fighting, Leo liked to sit and read... When Leo's mom and dad pack him off to fight a dragon, he takes a shield, a sword—and a pile of his favorite books. But can a story be as mighty as a sword? This delightful rhyming story about books and the joy of reading is also perfect for kids who love dragon books, adventures, brave knights, and books about castles! An Autumn 2016 Kids Indie Next Pick A 2017-2018 SSYRA Jr. List Title Praise for The Snatchabook: #1 Indie Next Pick "I dare you to try to read The Snatch-a-book silently to yourself. You can't do it. The book is so wonderful it demands to be read out loud. And besides, if you didn't read the book out loud, how would the Snatch-a-book hear it?"—Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick "This ever-so-sweet story begs to be read out loud." —Booklist " The gorgeous illustrations are a perfect match for the lively text. This book is a fabulous fit for both storytime and one-on-one reading. Children will be begging for this book to be read to them every night–clever ones will claim they want to keep the Snatchabook happy." —School Library Journal "The husband-and-wife team of the Dochertys have a winner in this heartwarming tribute to the essential role of bedtime reading in the lives of families." —Publishers Weekly "The story is sweet and the illustrations darling." —Kirkus "This whodunit with an uplifting ending will appeal to fans of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! . . . [it] celebrates bedtime reading as a ritual to be revered, and features a thief who merely wants to share in the fun." —Shelf Awareness Pro

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 1787802671

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Fyodor Dostoevsky - White Nights and Other Stories: "The Greatest Happiness is to Know the Source of Unhappiness" by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born on 11th November 1821. He was introduced to literature very early. At age three, it was heroic sagas, fairy tales and legends. At four his mother used the Bible to teach him to read and write. His immersion in literature was wide and varied. His imagination, he later recalled, was brought to life by his parents' nightly readings. On 27th September 1837 tragedy struck. Dostoyevsky's mother died of tuberculosis. Dostoyevsky and his brother were now enrolled at the Nikolayev Military Engineering Institute, their academic studies abandoned for military careers. Dostoyevsky disliked the academy, his interests were drawing and architecture. His father died on 16th June 1839 and perhaps triggered Dostoyevsky's epilepsy. However, he continued his studies, passed his exams and obtained the rank of engineer cadet. Dostoyevsky's first completed work was a translation of Honoré de Balzac's novel Eugénie Grandet, published in 1843. It was not successful. He believed his financial difficulties could be overcome by writing his own novel. The result was 'Poor Folk', published in 1846, and a commercial success. His next novel, 'The Double', appeared in January 1846. Dostoyevsky now became immersed in socialism. However, 'The Double' received bad reviews and he now had more frequent seizures. With debts mounting he joined the utopian socialist Betekov circle, which helped him to survive. When that dissolved he joined the Petrashevsky Circle, which proposed social reforms. The Petrashevsky Circle was then denounced and Dostoyevsky accused of reading and distributing banned works. Arrests took place in late April 1849 and its members sentenced to death by firing squad. The Tsar commuted the sentence to four years of exile with hard labour in Siberia. His writings on these prison experiences, 'The House of the Dead' were published in 1861. In Saint Petersburg that September he promised his editor he would deliver 'The Gambler', a novella on gambling addiction, by November, although work had yet to begin. It was completed in a mere 26 days. Other works followed but a different approach helped immensely. In 1873 'Demons' was published by the "Dostoyevsky Publishing Company". Only payment in cash was accepted and the bookshop was the family apartment. It sold around 3,000 copies. However, Dostoyevsky's health continued to decline, and in March 1877 he had four epileptic seizures. In August 1879 he was diagnosed with early-stage pulmonary emphysema. He was told it could be managed, but not cured. On 26th January 1881 Dostoyevsky suffered a pulmonary haemorrhage. After the second the doctors gave a poor prognosis. A third haemorrhage followed shortly afterwards. Fyodor Dostoyevsky died on 9th February, 1881.

Author : Neil Cornwell,Nicole Christian
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1884964109

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Reference Guide to Russian Literature by Neil Cornwell,Nicole Christian Pdf

"First Published in 1998, Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."

Author : William J. Leatherbarrow
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810114445

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Dostoevsky's The Devils by William J. Leatherbarrow Pdf

The most openly political of Dostoevsky's four major novels, The Devils has left literary scholars intrigued with its difficult narrative structure which veers back and forth between first and third person, and fascinated by the political overtones and social commentary it includes. For these reasons, The Devils often anchors courses on Dostoevsky's works. This critical companion contains essays that shed light on both the tricky literary structure of the novel as well as its social and political components.

Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0060726466

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Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pdf

The shorter works of one of the world's greatest writers, including The Gambler and Notes from Underground The short works of Dostoevsky exist in the very large shadow of his astonishing longer novels, but they too are among literature's most revered works. The Gambler chronicles Dostoevsky's own addiction, which he eventually overcame. Many have argued that Notes from Underground contains several keys to understanding the themes of the longer novels, such as Crime and Punishment and The Idiot. Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky includes: Notes from Underground The Gambler A Disgraceful Affair The Eternal Husband The Double White Nights A Gentle Creature The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

Author : Michael Hauskeller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350073661

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The Meaning of Life and Death by Michael Hauskeller Pdf

What is the point of living? If we are all going to die anyway, if nothing will remain of whatever we achieve in this life, why should we bother trying to achieve anything in the first place? Can we be mortal and still live a meaningful life? Questions such as these have been asked for a long time, but nobody has found a conclusive answer yet. The connection between death and meaning, however, has taken centre stage in the philosophical and literary work of some of the world's greatest writers: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Soren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, Herman Melville, Friedrich Nietzsche, William James, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Marcel Proust, and Albert Camus. This book explores their ideas, weaving a rich tapestry of concepts, voices and images, helping the reader to understand the concerns at the heart of those writers' work and uncovering common themes and stark contrasts in their understanding of what kind of world we live in and what really matters in life.

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780191633386

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The Girl with the Golden Eyes and Other Stories by Honoré de Balzac Pdf

'What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.' Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme in the three short works collected in this volume. In Sarrasine an impetuous young sculptor falls in love with a diva of the Roman stage, but rapture turns to rage when he discovers the reality behind the seductiveness of the singer's voice. The ageing artist in The Unknown Masterpiece, obsessed with his creation of the perfect image of an ideal woman, tries to hide it from the jealous young student who is desperate for a glimpse of it. And in The Girl with the Golden Eyes, the hero is a dandy whose attractiveness for the mysterious Paquita has an unexpected origin. These enigmatic and disturbing forays into the margins of madness, sexuality, and creativity show Balzac spinning fantastic tales as profound as any of his longer fictions. His mastery of the seductions of storytelling places these novellas among the nineteenth-century's richest explorations of art and desire. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Hartzell Spence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258202824

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Vain Shadow by Hartzell Spence Pdf