Crime and Punishment (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- First Published: 1866
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Prisoners, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Prostitution or prostitutes, Detectives, Ethics, Students or student life, Russia or Russian people, Paranoia
- Locales: St. Petersburg, Russia
Places Discussed
*St. Petersburg. Capital of Imperial Russia. Deep within the glittering outer facade of St. Petersburg’s state buildings, elegant promenades, and gilded mansions is a central core of filth, stench, poverty, despair, and depravity. The outside order is mere cover for the horror and disorder within. Dostoevski lived in St. Petersburg for twenty-eight years, moving during this period into twenty different apartments. Minute details about places where Dostoevski lived appear in Crime and Punishment to provide descriptive realism along with significant...
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