The Karamazov Brothers (The World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0192826646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1056 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-21 |
| Language | : | Russian |
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Conklin, Spalding University. "A fine translation."--Sr. Anna M
Brilliantly bound up with this psychological drama is Dostoevsky's intense and disturbing exploration of many deeply felt ideas about the existence of God, freedom of will, the collective nature of guilt, and the disastrous consequences of rationalism. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons--the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha--are all involved at some level. Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. Filled with eloquent voices, this new translation fully realizes the power and dramat
Grandly inquisitive HH "The Brothers Karamazov" is an allegory for the world's maturity, but with children to the fore. Avsey's translation does full justice to Dostoevsky's genius, particularly in the use of the spoken word, which ranges over every mode of human expression. the disastrous consequences of rationalism. The novel is also richly comic; the Russian Orthodox Church, the legal system, and even the author's most cherished characters and causes are presented in an irreverent light, so that there appears no sharp distinction between health and disease, orthodoxy a. Richard A. Ellis said Hurrah for Ignat Avsey!. It would be presumptious of me to "review" Dostoevsky's great masterpiece "The Brothers Karamozov" or, as Avsey has convinced me it should be rendered, "The Karamazov Brothers." Yes, it is one of the greatest novels ever, yes, it is life-changing, and yes, it is on that short list of books that should be read before you die. More than a murder mystery of course, it concerns the existence of God, fraternal rivalry, the question of guilt, the condition of Russia and what it means to be Russian.So, the main question is what translation to choose? As I . "Excellent translation" according to Jared Satrom. First time through Brothers K and I very much enjoyed it. I found the translation made all the difference after trying out a few others. It seemed like a much more straightforward English translation, and while perhaps not as faithful it helps those of us who are new to Russian lit get through the novel.
Born in Latvia but now living in London, Ignat Avsey is Senior Lecturer in Russian language and Literature at the University of Westminster.