Cliffsnotes on Dostoevsky's the Idiot

by Gary K. Carey

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In The Idiot , Prince Myshkin, a saintly man, is thrust into the heart of a society obsessed with wealth, power, and sexual conquest. He soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, as Dostoevsky's "positively good man" clashes with the emptiness of a society that cannot accommodate his moral idealism. This...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822006278

ISBN13:9780822006275

Release Date:January 1968

Publisher:Cliffs Notes

Length:112 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.2" x 8.2"

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