The Brothers Karamazov

Constance Garnett’s translation, the basic version in English of this Russian masterpiece, has been revised by the editor for accuracy and readability. Dostoevsky’s sources for the characters and situations of the novel are set forth in an extract from Lev Reynus’s Dostoevsky and Staraya Russa and in selections from Dostoevsky’s letters and diary, all translated by Professor Ma...

Constance Garnett’s translation, the basic version in English of this Russian masterpiece, has been revised by the editor for accuracy and readability. Dostoevsky’s sources for the characters and situations of the novel are set forth in an extract from Lev Reynus’s Dostoevsky and Staraya Russa and in selections from Dostoevsky’s letters and diary, all translated by Professor Matlaw. Konstantin Mochulsky’s essay provides a general discussion of the work. Important questions as to the craft of the novel, its characterization, Dostoevsky’s symbolism, the Grand Inquisitor, and the theme of religious salvation are surveyed in critical pieces by Dmitry Tschizewskij, Robert L. Belknap, Edward Wasiolek, Harry Slochower, D. H. Lawrence, Albert Camus, Nathan Rosen, Leonid Grossman, Ya. E. Golosovker, R. P. Blackmur, and Ralph E. Matlaw. Several of these selections are also recently translated from the Russian. A Selected Bibliography is included.

陀思妥耶夫斯基(1821-1881)，与大文豪列夫·托尔斯泰、屠格涅夫等人齐名，是俄国文学的卓越代表，他走的是一条极为艰辛、复杂的生活与创作道路，是俄国文学史上最复杂、最矛盾的，作家之一。他的创作独具特色，在群星灿烂的19世纪俄国文坛上独树一帜，占有着十分特殊的地位。主要作品有《穷人》、《被侮辱与被损害的》、《死屋手记》、《罪与罚》、《白痴》、《群魔》、《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》等。