Evolutionary Psychology, Moral Disgust, and Self-Indictment in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and Conrad's Lord Jim.

The article presents a literary criticism of the books "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad. Topics discussed include the themes of evolutionary psychology, moral disgust and self-indictment in the books by both the authors; the focus of Dostoyevsky's book on...

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Publicado en:	Intertexts Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 25 - 44
Autor principal:	Wehrs, Donald R.
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	University of Nebraska Press Spring2016
Materias:	Crime & Punishment (Book : Dostoyevsky) Lord Jim (Book : Conrad) Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Evolutionary psychology Aversion in literature Religiousness in literature Consciousness in literature
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Sumario:	The article presents a literary criticism of the books "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad. Topics discussed include the themes of evolutionary psychology, moral disgust and self-indictment in the books by both the authors; the focus of Dostoyevsky's book on ethical religiosity; and the delineation of entwinements of consciousness in Conrad's book.