On the Sources of Nihilism in Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment"

It is well known that Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment reflects the intellectual milieu of the period of its conception. More specifically, the motivation of Raskolnikov's crime is rooted in the nihilism of the radical intelligentsia of the period. In this article, the ideology of Raskoln...

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Main Author: Markos - Galounis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2020-09-01
Series:RUS (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/rus/article/view/172012