TY - BOOK AU - Frank,Joseph TI - Between religion and rationality: essays in Russian literature and culture SN - 9781400836536 AV - PG3012 .F73 2010eb U1 - 891.709/003 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, KW - Dostojevskij, Fjodor, KW - Russian literature KW - 19th century KW - History and criticism KW - Religion and literature KW - Russia KW - Philosophy in literature KW - Religion et littérature KW - Russie KW - Philosophie dans la littérature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Russian & Former Soviet Union KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - Europe KW - Russia & the Former Soviet Union KW - Intellectual life KW - fast KW - Philosophy KW - Religion KW - Rysk litteratur KW - historia KW - 1800-talet KW - sao KW - Russia (Federation) KW - 1801-1917 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Poor folk and House of the dead -- The idiot -- Demons -- War and peace -- The Russian tradition -- Natasha's dance: a cultural history of Russia -- A life of pushkin -- Oblomov and Goncharov -- Lydia Ginzburg, On psychological prose -- Richard Pipes, Russian conservatism and its critics -- The Dostoevskian orbit -- Dostoevsky and anti-semitism -- In search of Dostoevsky -- Arkady Kovner -- J.M. Coetzee, The master of Petersburg -- Dostoevsky and evil -- Twentieth-century issues -- Anton Chekhov -- The triumph of Abram Tertz -- D.S. Mirsky -- Vladimir Nabokov: Lectures on literature; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2021 N2 - In this book, acclaimed Dostoevsky biographer Joseph Frank explores some of the most important aspects of nineteenth and twentieth century Russian culture, literature, and history. Delving into the distinctions of the Russian novel as well as the conflicts between the religious peasant world and the educated Russian elite, Between Religion and Rationality displays the cogent reflections of one of the most distinguished and versatile critics in the field. Frank's essays provide a discriminating look at four of Dostoevsky's most famous novels, discuss the debate between J.M. Coetzee and Mario Vargas Llosa on the issue of Dostoevsky and evil, and confront Dostoevsky's anti-Semitism. The collection also examines such topics as Orlando Figes's sweeping survey of the history of Russian culture, the life of Pushkin, and Oblomov's influence on Samuel Beckett. Investigating the omnipresent religious theme that runs throughout Russian culture, even in the antireligious Chekhov, Frank argues that no other major European literature was as much preoccupied as the Russian with the tensions between religion and rationality. Between Religion and Rationality highlights this unique quality of Russian literature and culture, offering insights for general readers and experts alike UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=331276 ER -