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Article: Jackson, Robert Louis. A New Word on The Brothers Karamazov.(Book review)
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- Studies in the Novel
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- June 22, 2007
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JACKSON, ROBERT LOUIS. A New Word on The Brothers Karamazov. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2004. 261 pp. $79.95.
The essays in this volume originated as contributions to the Yale Conference in Slavic Literatures and Cultures held in 1999. They are of extremely high quality and address the needs of specialists and general readers. The first-time reader of The Brothers Karamazov will come away with a better grasp of the novel, and the professional seeking answers to specialized concerns will be satisfied as well.
The essays break new interpretive ground. Liza Knapp directs our attention to the seemingly peripheral subject of mothers in a ...