Cliffsnotes on Dostoevsky's the Idiot

by Gary K. Carey

In The Idiot , Prince Myshkin, a saintly man, is thrust into the heart of a society obsessed with wealth, power, and sexual conquest. He soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, as Dostoevsky's "positively good man" clashes with the emptiness of a society that cannot accommodate his moral idealism. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822006278
• ISBN13: 9780822006275
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.2"