Dostoevsky’s double and underground world (i)
Dostoevsky’s double and underground world (i)

Summary/Abstract: The paper starts with the finding that the idea of double, perhaps the most important of Dostoevsky's work, is that who turns the writer into a real artist. Lev Shestov claims that Dostoevsky's work is divided into two major periods that have almost nothing in common. In this study, the author brings strong arguments that contradict the view expressed by Russian philosopher. The final analysis is focused on the underground, a concept which describes the ontological ambivalence of Dostoevsky’s heroes.

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