{"product_id":"redemption-and-the-merchant-god-susan-mcreynolds-9780810127876","title":"Redemption and the Merchant God: Dostoevsky's Economy of Salvation and Antisemitism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDostoevsky's Russian chauvinism and anti-Semitism have long posed problems for his readers and critics. How could the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e also be the source of the slurs against Jews in \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e? And where is the celebrated Christian humanist in the nationalist outbursts of \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e? These enigmas--the coexistence of humanism and hatred, faith and doubt--are linked, Susan McReynolds tells us in \u003ci\u003eRedemption and the Merchant God\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book analyzes Dostoevsky's novels and \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e to show how the author's anxieties about Christianity can help solve the riddle of his anti-Semitism as well as that of his Russian messianism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e McReynolds' reading demonstrates Dostoevsky suffered from a profound discomfort with the crucifixion as a vehicle for redemption. Through his work, she traces this ambivalence to certain beliefs and values that Dostoevsky held consistently throughout his life. And she reveals how this persistent ambivalence about the crucifixion led Dostoevsky to project what he didn't like about Christianity onto the Jews--and to invest those aspects of the crucifixion that he could approve with the \"Russian idea.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A radical rereading of one of the Western canon's most revered and perplexing authors, McReynolds' book is also a major reconfiguring of Dostoevsky's intellectual biography and a significant contribution to literary and cultural studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan McReynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810127873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810127876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Susan McReynolds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072799240447,"sku":"9780810127876","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf422e7c-fc53-4b1b-a6bc-f2a7f89ba138.jpg?v=1685444005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/redemption-and-the-merchant-god-susan-mcreynolds-9780810127876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}