Synopses & Reviews
This essential reference source for Dostoevskii scholars charts the great novelist's relationship to, and reception in, Britain. Reprinting a number of articles for the first time in English, as well as essays by noted British scholars, this book brings together a wealth of material on Dostoevskii's visit to Britain, the extent to which he drew inspiration from British writers and thinkers, and the impact he made on the culture. A detailed bibliography designed to assist further research is appended.
Review
" ... provides a vivid portrait of Dostoevsky, not only as an attentive reader of Shakespeare and Dickens but as a person possessing a good knowledge of British history and current affairs." --
The Times Higher Education Supplement"This is an important book." --The Slavonic and East European Review
"a stimulating and useful collection of essays [...] ...should whet the appetite of all those students who are fascinated and inspired by the thoughts, ideas and genius of Dostoevskii" --New Zealand Slavonic Journal
About the Author
Edited by
W. J. Leatherbarrow, Professor of Russian, University of Sheffield.