First published in 1962, the present volume is a collection of critical essays on selected works by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), the famous 19th century Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher.Critical evaluation of Fyodor Dostoevsky has been marked by sharp and violently bitter extremes. Rene Wellek has assembled a wide spectrum of these varied critical attitudes toward the works of the great Russian "e;tragedian of ideas."e; Dostoevsky's work is seen from psychoanalytical, existential, theological, and Marxist points of view. Professor Wellek's introduction sketches the history of Dostoevsky criticism and influence in all main countries-a task never before attempted.The essays in this collection are:PHILIP RAHV-Dostoevsky in Crime and PunishmentMURRAY KRIEGER-Dostoevsky's "e;Idiot"e;: The Curse of SaintlinessIRVING HOWE-Dostoevsky: The Politics of SalvationELISEO VIVAS-The Two Dimensions of Reality in The Brothers KaramazovD. H. LAWRENCE-Preface to Dostoevsky's "e;The Grand Inquisitor"e;SIGMUND FREUD-Dostoevsky and ParricideGEORG LUKACS-DostoevskyDMITRI CHIZHEVSKY-The Theme of the Double in DostoevskyV. V. ZENKOVSKY-Dostoevsky's Religious and Philosophical ViewsDEREK TRAVERSI-Dostoevsky