The product of two conferences at the University of North Texas, this collection addresses the way Dostoevsky's characters fit together emotionally and intellectually. Barnhart (philosophy and
religion studies, U. of North Texas) introduces the papers with a review of Bakhtin's and other critics' understanding of Dostoevsky's polyphony. The essays discuss such topics as Dostoevsky
and the historical Christ, the Karamazovs as a paradigm in dysfunctionality, and Dostoevsky and Montherlant. The volume lacks an index. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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