The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) (1998) (US)

The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) Paperback – 31 March . 1996 by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Agnes Cardinal (Introduction), Dr Keith Carabine (Series Editor), Constance Garnett (Translator), UK.

Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Introduction and Notes by Agnes Cardinal, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Kent.

Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 592 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 198 x 30mm | 365g
• Publication date 31 Mar 1998
• Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Publication City/Country Herts, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN10 1853261750
• ISBN13 9781853261756