Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the context of the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky ( 1821 – 1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher. Govorov, except that he is a close friend of Stephan Trofimovich. Demons is a 1872 novel by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. Govorov does not witness every conversation first hand, but nonetheless the narrator describes the story as if he partook in every situation or as a chronicler, who had the events described to him. Dostoevsky contrasts the more romantic, idealistic 'Men of the Forties' (Stepan) with the younger socialist revolutionaries (Peter), who seek to destroy the existing social order. The entire novel takes place in a small town outside of Petersberg and is narrated by a man named Mr. One of the major overriding themes of Dostoevskys Demons is radicalism, which swept Russia in the latter part of the 19th century.
Dostoyevsky casts a critical eye on both the liberal idealists, portraying their ideas and ideological foundation as demonic, and the conservative establishment's ineptitude in dealing with those ideas and their social consequences. As the revolutionary democrats begin to rise in Russia, different ideologies begin to collide. An extremely political book, Demons is a testimonial of life in Imperial Russia in the late 19th century. Though titled The Possessed in the initial English translation, Dostoyevsky scholars and later translations favour the titles The Devils or Demons. Demons is an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This carefully crafted ebook: "Demons (The Possessed / The Devils) - The Unabridged Garnett Translation" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
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