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This epic tells the story of Raskolnikov, a student who believes he is superior and entitled. He commits a crime and the book traces his downfall. After being shipped off to Siberia for a prison sentence, Raskolnikov finds suffering to be a means by which the soul is purified of all its sins.
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor,--1821-1881.--Prestuplenie i nakazanie.--English.
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1963
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PG3325.P73R5 1963eb
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891.73
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor,--1821-1881.--Prestuplenie i nakazanie.--English.
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Crime and Punishment
Notes
by James L. Roberts, Ph.D. Department of English University of Nebraska
including Introduction Chapter Summaries and Commentaries Character Sketches Critical Notes Study Questions and Theme Topics
INCORPORATED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501
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Editor Gary Carey, M.A. University of Colorado
Consulting Editor James L. Roberts, Ph.D. Department of English University of Nebraska
ISBN 0-8220-0328-7 Copyright 1963 by Cliffs Notes, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.
1999 Printing
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Contents
Life and Background of the Author
5
Cast of Characters
7
A Brief Synopsis
10
Structure
11
Summaries and Critical Commentaries
Part One
14
Part Two
24
Part Three
33
Part Four
42
Part Five
49
Part Six
56
Epilogue
65
The "Extraordinary Man" Theories
66
Character Review
70
Motifs
74
Study Questions
81
Suggested Theme Topics
82
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Life and Background of the Author
Dostoievsky was born of lower middle class parents in 1821 and lived until 1881. This period covers one of the most active and changing periods in Russian history until the communist revolution. Dostoievsky's father was a stern righteous man while his mother was the opposite extreme. His early education included an Army Engineering school where Dostoievsky was apparently bored to death with the dull drill and unimaginative life. After two years in the Army, he launched on a literary career at the age of 25, and his first novel, Poor Folk, became an immediate success, highly acclaimed by the critics. This novel showed Dostoievsky's first emphasis on the psychological analysis of inner feelings of the soul and the workings of the intricate mind. He penetrated deeply into every aspect. After this work the only important thing he wrote for many years was The Double, which treats a split personality and therefore suggests the conception of the character of Raskolnikov.
The most crucial time of Dostoievsky's life occurred after the publication of Poor Folk. Using the influence won from this literary achievement, he became involved in political intrigues of questionable nature. At this time in his life he was influenced by all the new and radical ideas entering Russia from the West. Like Raskolnikov, Dostoievsky became addicted to these new ideas and became dangerously involved in certain liberal movements. He was part of a group which was out to revolutionize Russia and to prove that Russia should catch up with the ideas of Western Europe. He began writing and publishing contraband articles on various political questions. These articles were illegal because at this time printing was controlled and censored by the government.
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