Dostoevsky and the Affirmation of Life

Dostoevsky and the Affirmation of Life

Dostoevskyâ€™s philosophy of life is unfolded in this searching analysis of his five greatest works: Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, and The Brothers Karamazov. Predrag Cicovacki deals with a fundamental issue in Dostoevskyâ€™s opus neglected by all of his commentators: How can we affirm life and preserve a healthy optimism in the face of an increasingly troublesome reality? This work displays the vital significance of Dostoevskyâ€™s philosophy for understanding the human condition in the twenty-first century. The main task of this insightful effort is to reconstruct and examine Dostoevskyâ€™s "aesthetically" motivated affirmation of life, based on cycles of transgression and restoration. If life has no meaning, as his central figures claim, it is absurd to affirm life and pointless to live. Since Dostoevskyâ€™s doubts concerning the meaning of life resonate so deeply in our own age of pessimism and relativism, the central question of this book, whether Dostoevsky can overcome the skepticism of his most brilliant creation, is innately relevant. This volume includes a thorough literary analysis of Dostoevskyâ€™s texts, yet even those who have not read all of these novels will find Cicovackiâ€™s analysis interesting and enthralling. The reader will easily extrapolate Cicovackiâ€™s own philosophical interpretation of Dostoevskyâ€™s literary heritage.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-01-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781412853835

Country	USA
Brand	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-01-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781412853835

Dostoevsky and the Affirmation of Life

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