After Bakhtin, Dostoevsky (Interpretation of Dostoevsky's Fantasy Realism)

Author: (English) Jones, translated by Zhao Yali and others
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The understanding and narration of Dostoevsky in the West differ greatly from that in Russia, and it is precisely this difference that enhances the greatness of the author (this aligns with the general principle of the hermeneutic era: meaning is not naturally generated but interpreted by the subject from the object). It also restores the richness of Dostoevsky's original world and potentially further expands the universal significance of Dostoevsky for humanity in the 21st century. At the same time, we can also find that Dostoevsky has been integrated into the Western critical rationalism trend, becoming an important resource or component in the Western reflection on modernity. Of course, the century-long evolution of the West on this topic also reflects the appropriate relationship between European and American Slavic academia and mainstream thought, thereby rationally reflecting that the West accepts Russia with modern characteristics and strives to read Russian culture while seeking to remove Russian nationalism and amplify certain narrative meanings that suit the description of contemporary world changes. This series of books is precisely chosen with the aim of reflecting the achievements, characteristics, and approaches of contemporary Western readings of Dostoevsky.