The Karamazov Case

Dostoevsky's Argument for His Vision

Dr Terrence W. Tilley

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English

T.& T.Clark Ltd
26 December 2024

Christian theology; Theology

Series: T&T Clark Explorations at the Crossroads of Theology and Aesthetics

This is a new interpretation of Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov that scrutinizes it as a performative event (the “polyphony” of the novel) revealing its religious, philosophical, and social meanings through the interplay of mentalités or worldviews that constitute an aesthetic whole. This way of discerning the novel’s social vision of sobornost’ (a unity between harmony and freedom), its vision of hope, and its more subtle sacramental presuppositions, raises Tilley’s interpretation beyond the standard “theology and literature” treatments of the novel and interpretations that treat the novel as providing solutions to philosophical problems.

Tilley develops Bakhtin’s thoughtful analysis of the polyphony of the novel using communication theory and readers/hearer response criticism, and by using Bakhtin's operatic image of polyphony to show the error of taking ""faith vs. reason"", argues that at the end of the novel, the characters learned to carry on, in a quiet shared commitment to memory and hope.

By: Dr Terrence W. Tilley
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567704429
ISBN 10: 0567704424
Series: T&T Clark Explorations at the Crossroads of Theology and Aesthetics
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 26 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Terrence W. Tilley is Professor Emeritus of Theology and Chair of the Department at Fordham University, USA.

Reviews for The Karamazov Case: Dostoevsky's Argument for His Vision

Reading The Karamazov Case is like spending a delightful afternoon discussing what it means to live well with a wise theologian who brings a lifetime of insight and a lively mind to the conversation. * Horizons: Journal of the College Theological Society *