| The Idiot Contributor(s): Dostoevsky, Fyodor (Author), Garnett, Constance (Translator), Cardinal, Agnes (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1853261750 ISBN-13: 9781853261756 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Series: Wordsworth Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.02" W x 7.82" (0.80 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69663 Reading Level: 10.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 56.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Introduction and Notes by Agnes Cardinal, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Kent. Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot. |