«Братья Карамазовы» Фёдора Достоевского (1879–80): в чём величие романа? | Обзор и анализ книги

A reflection on Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy), after rereading it this year. I show the 1996 Modern Library edition, which features the Constance Garnett translation (1912). My thoughts on Dostoevsky's The House of the Dead https://youtu.be/J_Q1W88Udv0 Contents: 00:00 – Intro 00:58 – Context 01:53 – Plot synopsis/overview 04:49 – Psychological depth 07:05 – Symbolic/allegorical dimension 08:12 – A total novel 09:13 – Complexity of motives 11:06 – Two subplots: Ilusha and Father Zossima 14:16 – The metaphysical dimension: The Grand Inquisitor 17:05 – The sequel that never happened: The Life of a Great Sinner 18:18 – The key to Dostoevsky? 20:16 – Bottom line