Il pentimento in Tolstoj e Dostoevskij. Dal cerchio magico dell’Io al bisogno di perdono
Given the religious metaphysics of Russian Realism (Steiner 1995: 49), repentance is one of the pivotal moments necessary for the characters of Tolstoy’s and Dostoevsky’s works: it is through repentance that such characters radically change their lives, become aware of evil committed, and renounce e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto
2014-02-01
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Series: | Linguae &: Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne |
Online Access: | http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/linguae/article/view/583 |
Summary: | Given the religious metaphysics of Russian Realism (Steiner 1995: 49), repentance is one of the pivotal moments necessary for the characters of Tolstoy’s and Dostoevsky’s works: it is through repentance that such characters radically change their lives, become aware of evil committed, and renounce evil forever; in other words, they die and are reborn. The two great novelists have, however, two very different attitudes towards repentance: Tolstoy examines all its aspects in the psychological consciousness of his characters, while Dostoyevsky shows their necessary openness to the transcendent world. |
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ISSN: | 2281-8952 1724-8698 |