DOSTOEVSKY: In-depth Analysis - Literanauts No. 27
What makes Fyodor Dostoevsky a master of human psychology? In this episode of Literanauts, we explore the work of the Russian genius through the analyses of Bakhtin, Steiner, Freud, and Berdyaev to decipher its relevance today.
In this podcast we analyze:
The structure of the polyphonic novel according to Mikhail Bakhtin.
Dostoevsky vs. Tolstoy: George Steiner's perspective.
The definitive biography by Joseph Frank (Years of Trial and Miracles).
Existentialism and tragedy with Lev Shestov and Nikolai Berdyaev.
Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis of the author and N. Berdyaev's The Spirit of Dostoevsky.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the Dostoevsky Universe
02:19 Sources of the Research
03:06 Polyphony and Dialogue in Bakhtin
05:58 Tolstoy or Dostoevsky: Steiner's Dilemma
08:33 The Years of Trial and Exile (Joseph Frank)
15:17 Dostoevsky: The Philosophy of Tragedy (L. Shestov)
17:47 Freud and Parricide in The Brothers Karamazov
19:33 Friction Between Sources
20:50 The Spirit of Dostoevsky (N. Berdyaev)
22:33 Reflection
25:20 Final Evaluation
28:27 Credits
Bibliography:
Bakhtin, M. (1936). Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics.
Steiner, G. (1959). Tolstoy or Dostoevsky.
Frank, J. Dostoevsky (Volumes II and IV).
Shestov, L. The Philosophy of Tragedy.
Freud, S. "Dostoevsky and Parricide."
Berdyaev, N. The Spirit of Dostoevsky.
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