Dostoevsky and the epileptic mode of being
Auteur :
Fung, Paul
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781909662087
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2014
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
1300 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores the specific implications of epilepsy in each of the Fyodor Dostoevsky's major post-Siberian novels. It discusses Mikhail Bakhtin's idea of polyphony to demonstrate the ways in which different historical and literary references to epilepsy are amalgamated in Dostoevsky's works.