| The Idiot Contributor(s): Martin, Eva (Translator), Fyodor Mikhailovich, Dostoyevsky (Author) |
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ISBN: 1981280944 ISBN-13: 9781981280940 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $27.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.90 lbs) 656 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince (Knyaz) Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness and open-hearted simplicity lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting "the positively good and beautiful man". The novel examines the consequences of placing such a unique individual at the centre of the conflicts, desires, passions and egoism of worldly society, both for the man himself and for those with whom he becomes involved. |