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An edition of Бѣсы (1871)

Devils

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The third of Dostoevsky's five major novels, Devils (1871-2), also known as The Possessed, is at once a powerful political tract and a profound study of atheism, depicting the disarray that follows the appearance of a band of modish radicals in a small provincial town. This new translation
includes the chapter "Stavrogin's confession," initially censored by Dostoevsky's publisher.

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Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
Language
English
Pages
769

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Subjects

Fiction, Russian fiction, Politics in fiction, Nihilism, Social life and customs, Terrorists, Manners and customs, Romans, Fiction, political, Terrorists, fiction, Russia (federation), fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Slavic philology, Terrorism, Nihilismo, Terrorismo, Novela, Vido social y costumbres, Fiction, general, Nihilism--fiction, Terrorists--russia--fiction, Pg3325 .b6 2008, 891.733, Political science, Fiction, psychological, Drama, history and criticism

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Russia

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19th century

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2008, Penguin Books
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Devils
2005, Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
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Les possédés
2005-10-08, Project Gutenberg
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The Possessed
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The Possessed: The Devils
2004 June 30, Kessinger Publishing
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Běsi
2000, Academia
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Devils
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xvi]).
Translation of: Besy.

Published in
Oxford, New York
Series
World's Classics
Other Titles
Devils, The Possessed
Copyright Date
1992
Translation Of
Бесы

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
891.73/3
Library of Congress
PG3326 .B6 1992, PG3326.B6 1992
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/91025225

Contributors

Translator
Michael R. Katz

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
xix, 769 p. ;
Number of pages
769

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OL1546000M
ISBN 10
0192818503
ISBN 13
9780192818508
LCCN
91025225
OCLC/WorldCat
24217003
Alibris ID
9780192818508
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0192818503
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7576788
amazon.it_asin
0192818503
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First Sentence

"BEFORE DESCRIBING THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS WHICH took place so recently in our town, hitherto not remarkable for anything in particular, I find it necessary, since I am not a skilled writer, to go back a little and begin with certain biographical details concerning our talented and greatly esteemed Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky."

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Also known as Demons or The Devils, this is Dostoyevsky’s most political novel. Though critical of the left-wing revolutionaries, split as they often were into disparate factions and cells the author also tacitly rebukes the conservative elite for failing to come to terms with the high levels of disaffection in the country, a stance that would ultimately lead to their downfall.

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