Dostoevsky’s Afterlives

The Battle for Dostoevsky’s Legacy in Pre-Revolutionary Russia. 1881–1910

Raffaella Vassena (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXVIII, 233 Seiten

2025 | 2025
Brill | Schöningh (Verlag)
978-3-506-79122-1 (ISBN)

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On January 28 1881, Fedor Dostoevsky died at the height of his fame, mourned as a prophet and national figure. Just a month later, Tsar Alexander II was assassinated, plunging Russia into political and social upheaval. In this volatile landscape, Dostoevsky's work became a battleground for competing social, political, and religious forces. At the center of this struggle was Anna Dostoevskaya, the writer's widow, whose ambitious publishing efforts led to the unprecedented dissemination of his works, sparking both critical debate and government scrutiny. Through an analysis of adapted editions, reviews, catalogs, and archival materials, Raffaella Vassena explores how Dostoevsky's image evolved at the turn of the 20th century.The study offers fresh insight into the evolving role of literature in a society on the brink of revolution, revealing how Dostoevsky's legacy became a lens through which Russia's shifting cultural and political identity was both reflected and contested.

Raffaella Vassena is an Associate Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Milan. She specializes in late 19th-century Russian literature, literary institutions, and the publishing market.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	Russian History and Culture ; 25
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte	1881–1910 • Afterlives • Anna Dostoevskaya • Battle • Canon formation • Cultural Memory • dostoevsky • Dostoevsky's • legacy • literary reception • Print Culture • Raffaella • revolutionary • RHACS • Russia • Vassena
ISBN-10	3-506-79122-2 / 3506791222
ISBN-13	978-3-506-79122-1 / 9783506791221
Zustand	Neuware