Fyodor Dostoevsky
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+ | [[Image:A Th. Dostoiewski by Vallotton.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Fyodor Dostoevsky]] (1821 – 1881) | ||
+ | <br>Illustration: ''[[A Th. Dostoiewski]]'' (1895) by Félix Vallotton]] | ||
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+ | "[[I am a sick man. ... I am a spiteful man]]." --incipit to ''[[Notes from Underground]]'' (1864) by Fyodor Dostoevsky | ||
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+ | ''[[Tolstoy or Dostoevsky]]'' (1960) by George Steiner | ||
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- | '''Fyodor Dostoevsky''' transliterated '''Dostoyevsky''' or '''Dostoievsky''' ([[[[November 11]], 1821 – [[February 9]], 1821]] – [[1881]]) is considered one of the greatest writers of [[Russian literature|Russian]] and [[world literature]]. His works have had a profound and lasting effect on [[twentieth-century]] literature. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Fyodor Dostoevsky''' (November 11, 1821 – February 9, 1881) was a [[Russian literature|Russian writer]]. His works have had a profound and lasting effect on [[twentieth-century literature]]. |
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+ | Dostoevsky often portrayed characters living in poor conditions with equally disparate and troubled states of mind. This allowed him to explore human [[psychology]] in the [[political]], [[social]] and [[spirituality|spiritual]] context of 19th Century Russian society. Some scholars consider him the founder of [[existentialism]]. Philosopher [[Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)|Walter Kaufmann]] called Dostoevsky's ''[[Notes from Underground]]'' "best [[overture]] for [[existentialism]] ever written." | ||
+ | ===Bibliography=== | ||
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+ | ====Novels and novellas==== | ||
+ | * (1846) ''[[Poor Folk]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1846) ''[[The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel)|The Double]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1847) ''[[The Landlady (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)|The Landlady]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1849) ''[[Netochka Nezvanova (novel)|Netochka Nezvanova]]'' (unfinished) | ||
+ | * (1859) ''[[Uncle's Dream]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1859) ''[[The Village of Stepanchikovo]]'' | ||
+ | * (1861) ''[[Humiliated and Insulted]]'' | ||
+ | * (1862) ''[[The House of the Dead (novel)|The House of the Dead]]'' | ||
+ | * (1864) ''[[Notes from Underground]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1866) ''[[Crime and Punishment]]'' | ||
+ | * (1867) ''[[The Gambler (novel)|The Gambler]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1869) ''[[The Idiot]]'' | ||
+ | * (1870) ''[[The Eternal Husband]]'' (novella) | ||
+ | * (1872) ''[[The Possessed (novel)|Demons]]'' | ||
+ | * (1875) ''[[The Adolescent]]'' | ||
+ | * (1880) ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]'' | ||
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+ | ====Short stories==== | ||
+ | * (1846) "[[Mr. Prokharchin]]" | ||
+ | * (1847) "Novel in Nine Letters" | ||
+ | * (1848) "[[Another Man's Wife and a Husband under the Bed]]" (merger of "Another Man's Wife" and "A Jealous Husband") | ||
+ | * (1848) "A Weak Heart" | ||
+ | * (1848) "Polzunkov" | ||
+ | * (1848) "[[An Honest Thief]]" | ||
+ | * (1848) "[[A Christmas Tree and a Wedding]]" | ||
+ | * (1848) "[[White Nights (short story)|White Nights]]" | ||
+ | * (1849) "A Little Hero" | ||
+ | * (1862) "[[A Nasty Story]]" | ||
+ | * (1865) "[[The Crocodile (short story)|The Crocodile]]" | ||
+ | * (1873) "[[Bobok]]" | ||
+ | * (1876) "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" | ||
+ | * (1876) "[[A Gentle Creature]]" | ||
+ | * (1876) "[[The Peasant Marey]]" | ||
+ | * (1877) "[[The Dream of a Ridiculous Man]]" | ||
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+ | ====Essay collections==== | ||
+ | * ''[[Winter Notes on Summer Impressions]]'' (1863) | ||
+ | * ''[[A Writer's Diary]]'' (1873–1881) | ||
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+ | ====Translations==== | ||
+ | * (1843) ''[[Eugénie Grandet]]'' ([[Honoré de Balzac]]) | ||
+ | * (1843) ''La dernière Aldini'' ([[George Sand]]) | ||
+ | * (1843) ''[[Mary Stuart (play)|Mary Stuart]]'' ([[Friedrich Schiller]]) | ||
+ | * (1843) ''[[Boris Godunov (play)|Boris Godunov]]'' ([[Alexander Pushkin]]) | ||
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+ | ====Personal letters==== | ||
+ | * (1912) ''Letters of Fyodor Michailovitch Dostoevsky to His Family and Friends'' by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Author), translator Ethel Colburn Mayne Kessinger Publishing, LLC (May 26, 2006) {{ISBN|978-1428613331}} | ||
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+ | ====Posthumously published notebooks==== | ||
+ | * (1922) ''Stavrogin's Confession & the Plan of the Life of a Great Sinner'' – English translation by [[Virginia Woolf]] and [[S. S. Koteliansky]] | ||
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"I am a sick man. ... I am a spiteful man." --incipit to Notes from Underground (1864) by Fyodor Dostoevsky Tolstoy or Dostoevsky (1960) by George Steiner |
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Fyodor Dostoevsky (November 11, 1821 – February 9, 1881) was a Russian writer. His works have had a profound and lasting effect on twentieth-century literature.
Dostoevsky often portrayed characters living in poor conditions with equally disparate and troubled states of mind. This allowed him to explore human psychology in the political, social and spiritual context of 19th Century Russian society. Some scholars consider him the founder of existentialism. Philosopher Walter Kaufmann called Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground "best overture for existentialism ever written."
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Bibliography
Novels and novellas
- (1846) Poor Folk (novella)
- (1846) The Double (novella)
- (1847) The Landlady (novella)
- (1849) Netochka Nezvanova (unfinished)
- (1859) Uncle's Dream (novella)
- (1859) The Village of Stepanchikovo
- (1861) Humiliated and Insulted
- (1862) The House of the Dead
- (1864) Notes from Underground (novella)
- (1866) Crime and Punishment
- (1867) The Gambler (novella)
- (1869) The Idiot
- (1870) The Eternal Husband (novella)
- (1872) Demons
- (1875) The Adolescent
- (1880) The Brothers Karamazov
Short stories
- (1846) "Mr. Prokharchin"
- (1847) "Novel in Nine Letters"
- (1848) "Another Man's Wife and a Husband under the Bed" (merger of "Another Man's Wife" and "A Jealous Husband")
- (1848) "A Weak Heart"
- (1848) "Polzunkov"
- (1848) "An Honest Thief"
- (1848) "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding"
- (1848) "White Nights"
- (1849) "A Little Hero"
- (1862) "A Nasty Story"
- (1865) "The Crocodile"
- (1873) "Bobok"
- (1876) "The Heavenly Christmas Tree"
- (1876) "A Gentle Creature"
- (1876) "The Peasant Marey"
- (1877) "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man"
Essay collections
- Winter Notes on Summer Impressions (1863)
- A Writer's Diary (1873–1881)
Translations
- (1843) Eugénie Grandet (Honoré de Balzac)
- (1843) La dernière Aldini (George Sand)
- (1843) Mary Stuart (Friedrich Schiller)
- (1843) Boris Godunov (Alexander Pushkin)
Personal letters
- (1912) Letters of Fyodor Michailovitch Dostoevsky to His Family and Friends by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Author), translator Ethel Colburn Mayne Kessinger Publishing, LLC (May 26, 2006) Template:ISBN
Posthumously published notebooks
- (1922) Stavrogin's Confession & the Plan of the Life of a Great Sinner – English translation by Virginia Woolf and S. S. Koteliansky