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Devils (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Devils, also known in English as The Possessed and The Demons, was
first published in 1871-2. The third of Dostoevsky's five major
novels, it is at once a powerful political tract and a profound
study of atheism, depicting the disarray which follows the
appearance of a band of modish radicals in a small provincial town.
Dostoevsky compares infectious radicalism to the devils that drove
the Gadarene swine over the precipice in his vision of a society
possessed by demonic creatures that produce devastating delusions
of rationality. Dostoevsky is at his most imaginatively humorous in
Devils: the novel is full of buffoonery and grotesque comedy. The
plot is loosely based on the details of a notorious case of
political murder, but Dostoevsky weaves suicide, rape, and a
multiplicity of scandals into a compelling story of political evil.
_ This new translation also includes the chapter `Stavrogin's
Confession', which was initially considered to be too shocking to
print. In this edition it appears where the author originally
intended it. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
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wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. _ _
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