Myshkin and Lebedev: On "Good’s Fools" and Buffoons in "The Idiot"
Author
Egeberg, ErikAbstract
In this paper the hero of Dostoevskij's novel “The Idiot”, Prince Myškin,
is compared to a more humble character of that book, Luk'jan Lebedev,
with special regard to their religious teaching and the Russian notions of
“jurodivyj” (“God’s fool”) and “šut” (“buffoon”). The paper concludes
with the assertion that the Prince concentrates on the bright aspects of
religion, while Mr. Lebedev, when provoked, emphasizes its more sinister
side.
Publisher
Universitetet i TromsøUniversity of Tromsø
Series
Poljarnyj Vestnik, 7(2004), pp 41-48Metadata
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