Dostoevsky (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nikolai Berdyayev
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Critical study
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: Freedom, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Religion, Christianity, Ethics, Jesus Christ, Russia or Russian people, Evil
Critical Evaluation:
Nikolay Berdyayev, one of the foremost religious thinkers of modern Russia, pays homage in MIROSOZERTZANIE DOSTOIEVSKAGO (original English title: THE WORLD-OUTLOOK OF DOSTOIEVSKY) to the major influence upon his unique interpretation of Jesus Christ and the role of Christianity in the twentieth century. While his critical study throws considerable light on Dostoevsky’s philosophy, it admittedly reveals Berdyayev’s own religious and ethical concerns to such an extent that critic and subject are inseparable. In the first part of his analysis...
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