Description: Further DetailsTitle: DevilsCondition: NewEAN: 9780199540495ISBN: 9780199540495Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/08/2008Item Height: 196mmItem Length: 128mmItem Width: 13mmItem Weight: 544gLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0199540497Description: Devils, also known in English as The Possessed and The Demons, was first published in 1871-2. The third of Dostoevsky's five major novels, it is at once a powerful political tract and a profound study of atheism, depicting the disarray which follows the appearance of a band of modish radicals in a small provincial town. Dostoevsky compares infectious radicalism to the devils that drove the Gadarene swine over the precipice in his vision of a society possessed by demonic creatures that produce devastating delusions of rationality.Dostoevsky is at his most imaginatively humorous in Devils: the novel is full of buffoonery and grotesque comedy. The plot is loosely based on the details of a notorious case of political murder, but Dostoevsky weaves suicide, rape, and a multiplicity of scandals into a compelling story of political evil. _ This new translation also includes the chapter `Stavrogin's Confession', which was initially considered to be too shocking to print. In this edition it appears where the author originally intended it. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. _ _Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsTopic: Classic Fiction, Literary CriticismAuthor: Fyodor _ DostoevskyContributor: Michael R. Katz (Edited by)Release Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Devils
Title: Devils
EAN: 9780199540495
ISBN: 9780199540495
Release Date: 05/08/2008
Release Year: 2008
ISBN-10: 0199540497
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Contributor: Michael R. Katz (Edited by)
Book Title: Devils
Number of Pages: 800 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: General, Literary
Item Height: 0.5 in
Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Item Length: 7.7 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
