The Dostoevsky Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313303845)

One of the greatest writers of all time, Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is best known for such masterpieces as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. His works are widely read and studied today, and he has received much biographical and critical attention. Like many other writers of enduring literature, he engages timeless moral and theological issues. His writings and ideas are complex and reflect the swirling political and intellectual controversies of his time. This encyclopedia is a convenient and comprehensive guide to his life and writings.

Through more than 200 alphabetically arranged entries, this reference details his life and career. Each of his fictional works is discussed, as are his major pieces of journalism. There are also entries for his family members, close friends and associates, places where he lived, literary movements with which he is associated, and journals or newspapers in which he published. Also included are entries for major writers and thinkers who influenced his works, and for ideas and themes that figure prominently in his writings. The entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography of major works.

Author: Kenneth Lantz
ISBN-10: 0313303843
ISBN-13: 9780313303845
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2004
Pages: 499
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.78lbs
Size: 10.28h x 6.92w x 1.49d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2005 pg. 519
Library Journal 11/01/2004 pg. 124
Booklist 11/15/2004 pg. 613