Preface
Transliteration
Abbreviations and Short Titles
Introduction
I. Genesis and Background
1. The Brothers Karamazov in Dostoevsky’s Life 3
2. The Story of the Writing of The Brothers Karamazov 5
3. Early Versions of Aspects of The Brothers Karamazov 10
4. Literary Sources of The Brothers Karamazov 13
5. Connections with Earlier Works 24
6. Prototypes 27
7. Dostoevsky’s Notebooks 31
8. Contemporary Critical Reactions 33
9. The Brothers Karamazov as a Public Event 36
10. Personal Idiosyncrasies 38
II. Ideas in The Brothers Karamazov
1. The Brothers Karamazov as an Allegory 43
2. The Brothers Karamazov as a Theodicy 47
3. The Theme of Fathers and Children 59
4. The Brothers Karamazov as a Social Novel 63
5. Moral and Religious Philosophy in The Brothers Karamazov 73
6. The Brothers Karamazov as a Psychological Novel 78
III. Narrative Technique
1. The Polyphonic Composition of The Brothers Karamazov 85
2. Subtexts 96
3. Narrative Structure 100
4. Language 110
5. Symbolism 115
Commentary
The Characters of the Novel 123
From the Author 125
Book One 126
Book Two 142
Book Three 166
Book Four 191
Book Five 210
Book Six 246
Book Seven 262
Book Eight 276
Book Nine 312
Book Ten 337
Book Eleven 356
Book Twelve 399
Epilogue 438
Bibliography 447
Index 457
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