Murder, Meaning, and the Crime of Clichés
On honest literature and genuine creation (and Raskolnikov)
Crime and Punishment
Justice and Mercy in Crime and Punishment
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly column from our friend Adam Andrews. The column is called “Ex Libris with Adam Andrews,” and we begin with Dostoevsky.
Why Tolstoy and Dostoevsky Matter Now More Than Ever
When friends ask me what my favorite novel is, I tell them, “That’s easy. Crime and Punishment. Or Anna Karenina. Depending upon which one I read last.” As a teacher at a great books college, my job demands much reading of literature. It is a task I happily embrace. Accordingly, I have read many of …
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