The Idiot (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Paperback
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&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe Idiot&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RFyodor Dostoevsky&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&RNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RJust two years after completing &&LI&&RCrime and Punishment,&&L/I&&R which explored the mind of a murderer, &&LB&&RDostoevsky&&L/B&&R produced another masterpiece, &&LI&&RThe Idiot.&&L/I&&R This time the author portrays a truly beautiful soul--a character he found difficult to bring to life because, as he wrote, ``beauty is the ideal, and neither my country, nor civilized Europe, know what that ideal of beauty is.`` The result was one of Dostoevsky's greatest characters--Prince Myshkin, a saintly, Christ-like, yet deeply human figure.&&LBR&&R&&LBR&&RThe story begins when Myshkin arrives on Russian soil after a stay in a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by St. Petersburg society as an idiot for h
