My PhD focused on social relations between classes in the UK and this idea, relevant to Russia I think, that ownership of land conferred rights and obligations on the part of the landowner. But the method he is using, this polphonic narrative - many voices, to express his themes is almost formally consistent with Alyosha's not having contempt or standing in judgment of others perspectives. See the self-congratulatory Peter Miusov. Yes, Alyosha is the hero, and it seems like D is criticizing the enlightenment's direct effects on Russian culture by highlighting their shortcomings. This agonism, in my mind, is very similar to Dostoevsky's treatment of multiple voices in the Brothers Karamazov. It reminds me of Chantal Mouffe's call for radicallizing democracy or an ''agonistic pluralism'.

His major characters are, 'by the very nature of his creative design, not only objects of authorial discourse but also subjects of their own directly signifying discourse.' I ran into some of Bakhtin's theories where, 'the chief characteristic of Dostoevsky's novels is 'a plurality of independent and unmerged voices and consciousnesses, a genuine polyphony of fully valid voices'. Has anyone read Mikhail Bakhtin and his thoughts on the polyphony literature of Dostoevsky? I've read The Brothers Karamazov a long time ago and I kept trying to understand why I liked it so much more than other works of fiction. No adult content unless properly justified.įeel free to contact the moderation team should you have any questions.We maintain a fairly laissez-faire approach, but we do ask that users kindly obey the following set of ground rules:

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