The Grand Inquisitor: with related chapters from The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Guignon (Editor), Constance Garnett (Translator)

Overview

This new edition presents The Grand Inquisitor together with the preceding chapter, Rebellion, and the extended reply offered by Dostoevsky in the following sections, entitled The Russian Monk. By showing how Dostoevsky frames the Grand Inquisitor story in the wider context of the novel, this edition captures the subtlety and power of Dostoevsky's critique of modernity as well as his alternative vision of human fulfillment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603845304
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/1993
Series:	Hackett Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	801,094
File size:	670 KB

About the Author

Charles Guignon is Professor of Philosophy, University of South Florida.

Editorial Reviews

This collection gives us a sense of the depth of Dostoevsky's insights into human life and suffering and of his profound understanding of the tensions and dangers of modernity. Guignon's Introduction is a brilliant study that shows how profoundly the 'legend of the Grand Inquisitor' speaks to our day. --Charles Taylor, McGill University

Guignon's Introduction is by far the best available to these texts, and is, for its clarity and depth, one of the finest Introductions to complex literary or philosophical material that I've ever read. --Stephen L. Collins, Babson College

This text worked beautifully in my Intro to the Western Humanities course. I especially appreciated Guignon's insightful Introduction, the selection of chapters, the clear layout. --Dan Spencer, University of Montana

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