Dostoyevsky: The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov, completed in November, 1880, just two months before Dostoyevsky’s death, displays both his mastery as a storyteller and his significance as a thinker. In this volume, Dr Leatherbarrow shows that far from being an off-putting religious tract, The Brothers Karamazov is an enjoyable and accessible novel. He discusses its major themes, including atheism and belief, the nature of man, socialism and individualism, and the state of European civilization, focusing particularly on those of justice, order and disorder, in whose revolutionary treatment he sees the real significance of this literary landmark.