An edition of Two thoughts with but a single mind: Crime and Punishment and the writing of fiction
(2013)
Two thoughts with but a single mind : Crime and Punishment and the writing of fiction
Crime and Punishment and the writing of fiction
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March 28, 2014 | History
Dostoevski's Crime and Punishment and the writing of fiction
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Two thoughts with but a single mind : Crime and Punishment and the writing of fiction: Crime and Punishment and the writing of fiction
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Introduction :.
Historical background of the novel: where Dostoevsky’s mind was in 1865. Synopsis of the plot
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In Author’s Purgatory, or, Old Wine in New Bottles : Dostoevsky’s problem of how to write a novel about the workings of one person’s mind, while maintaining the cognitive principles of contrast and coherence basic to literary composition
2.
Two Thoughts with but a Single Mind : Literary problems of and Dostoevsky’s handling of allegory and metaphor; his choice to split both Raskolnikov and the story
3.
It was a Dark and Stormy Night : The literary construction of symbols and symbolism, and how Dostoevsky applied this technique to Crime and Punishment
4.
The Poof! Perplex : Handling Raskolnikov’s divided mind; reification as a technique to show Raskolnikov’s possible choices
5.
Laughing Yourself Purple, or, The Whore of Babylon : Razumikhin; the allegorical names, and why the characters keep saying they are “related” to each other; Porfirii and symbolic colors
6.
The Battle of the Gods and the Giants : Luzhin, the rational egoist; his real fight with Sonia/Sophia over Raskolnikov; the metaphor of Lebeziatnikov’s miraculously improved eyesight
7.
The Hungry She-Wolf : Dostoevsky’s Russian mysticism; the healthy vs. unhealthy in Raskolnikov
8.
When Sonia’s Not at Home : Svidrigailov, the sensual egoist and liar; his neighbor Sonia’s part in Raskolnikov’s epiphany—more tenets of mysticism
9.
The Ghost of Topers Future : 30 pieces of silver; Marmeladov’s function; how the metaphorical events (not the “real” ones) dictate the time-line
10.
Yet Here’s a Spot : Katerina Ivanovna; Dostoevsky’s symbolic use of housing
11.
Renovations in the House of Mirrors : Mikolka and the symbols of repainting: changing motives for the murder; Mikolka and Gogol
12.
Hellfire in Arcadia : Pan, the Devil, and Svidrigailov
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Lord of the Flies : Svidrigailov’s battle with Dunia; defeat at Adrianople
Epilogue:.
Seeing Double : More insights into Dostoevsky’s use of contrast and coherence, reification, and metaphor; the actual organization of the novel; fire and other motifs; Aliona and Lizaveta
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