In some ways this is a heavy text, laden with conversational philosophizing but the vividness of the narrator make it a wonderful read, and funny. confirm the status of Notes from Underground as one of the most.
The stylistic inventiveness, and the insights into the absurdities and weakness of humans seem so fresh and incisive today that if published now (a century and a half later) Notes would be considered an avant-garde post-modernist triumph. Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky: 9780553211443 : Books The political cataclysms and cultural revolutions of our century. In this work Dostoevsky attempts to justify the existence of individual freedom as a necessary part of humankind. Genre: Philosophical novella Setting: St. Petersburg When Published: 1864 Literary Period: Realism, but many of the novel’s features anticipate modernism and existentialism. It remains as one of the most important works of existentialist literature. Full Title: Notes from Underground When Written: 1864 Where Written: St. At a Glance: full title Notes from Underground or Zapiski iz podpol’ya author Fyodor Dostoevsky type of work Novel genre Satire social critique fictional memoir existential novel psychological study language Russian time and place written 1863 St. Translated by Constance Garnett (1861 - 1946)įyodor Dostoyevsky’s short masterpiece about a ranting, slightly mad civil servant. Notes from the Underground is a novel published by Dostoevsky in 1864. Download cover art Download CD case insert Notes from the Underground
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