Philosophy in Literature Blog
"He was a thoroughly intractable person.."
“Mr. Prokharchin” by Dostoevsky “He was a thoroughly intractable person, a man of few words who had no time for small talk. He was not fond of those...
"He was a thoroughly intractable person.."
“Mr. Prokharchin” by Dostoevsky “He was a thoroughly intractable person, a man of few words who had no time for small talk. He was not fond of those...
"It was a lovely night...bright and starry.."
The novel White Nights is set in St Petersburg in the mid-1800s. The novel’s main themes—dreams, solitude, introspection and love—are communicated from the point of view of a young man,...
"It was a lovely night...bright and starry.."
The novel White Nights is set in St Petersburg in the mid-1800s. The novel’s main themes—dreams, solitude, introspection and love—are communicated from the point of view of a young man,...
"In the doorway,...stood a peasant with a big b...
Nineteenth-century Russian Literature, like a perfectly chilled glass of one hundred and fifty year-old Chardonnay, is to be observed, inhaled, then slowly savored to fully appreciate how carefully selected...
"In the doorway,...stood a peasant with a big b...
Nineteenth-century Russian Literature, like a perfectly chilled glass of one hundred and fifty year-old Chardonnay, is to be observed, inhaled, then slowly savored to fully appreciate how carefully selected...
The Landlady
Compelled by an unforeseen circumstance to vacate his mediocre, yet comfortable lodging, the young man in today’s passage finds himself wandering the streets of St. Petersburg searching for...
The Landlady
Compelled by an unforeseen circumstance to vacate his mediocre, yet comfortable lodging, the young man in today’s passage finds himself wandering the streets of St. Petersburg searching for...
"Suffering prepared him for death."
Vladimir Nabokov described Tolstoy as a restless soul torn between desires for physical gratification and super sensitive feelings of right and wrong. Within that one body there were...
"Suffering prepared him for death."
Vladimir Nabokov described Tolstoy as a restless soul torn between desires for physical gratification and super sensitive feelings of right and wrong. Within that one body there were...
"..timid...as a provincial petitioner "
What I find most enjoyable when reading the works of nineteenth century Russian writers is how they so masterfully combine literary devices and well-place punctuations to vividly create...
"..timid...as a provincial petitioner "
What I find most enjoyable when reading the works of nineteenth century Russian writers is how they so masterfully combine literary devices and well-place punctuations to vividly create...