Crime and Punishment

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Meets: Mondays 7:30 - 9ish Pm 

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Further Crime and Punishment Context Notes

I curate more specific and limited context for weekly handouts. However, I put less abridged resources here if there is any interest and so I can draw on them personally. These are directly related to the context of Crime and Punishment. See the General Dostoevsky Resources tab if interested in more general information. 

Nietzsche and Dostoevsky 

Crime and Punishment is often heralded as containing proto-Nietzschean ideas. These include: the Ubermensch, will to power, master-slave morality, and nihilism. I provide a short summary of these connections. 

Dostoevsky and Holy Fools

Dostoevsky uses the term iurodivaia or yuródivyy to describe various characters through his novels including: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. I provide a short summary of the term and Dostoevsky's use.