Autorentext

Alberto Castelli is Professor of Humanities at Hainan University, China.

Klappentext

This volume offers a philosophical and literary exploration of Dostoevsky's humanism, with a particular focus on his ethical and aesthetic reflections on human nature. Rather than approaching Dostoevsky through the lens of national character or the so-called Russian spirit, this book engages in a sustained dialogue with his work to illuminate the moral and psychological complexities of the human soul. Emphasizing the intimate and often unsettling terrain of interior life, the author contends that Dostoevsky's literature invites readers to confront their own beliefs, values, and existential commitments. Structured as a series of interlinked essays, the book reads selected Dostoevskian texts through a comparative framework, acknowledging both the richness of his literary output and the vast body of critical commentary surrounding it. The approach is intentionally conversational rather than conclusive, welcoming ambiguity, contradiction, and unresolved tensions. In this spirit, the volume traces Dostoevsky's pursuit of the sublime-where darkness and beauty coexist in the restless drama of human consciousness.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. The Underground Man in El Amor Brujo

Chapter 2. Life on the Threshold of Modernism

Chapter 3. Prisoners of Life

Chapter 4. If God Does Not Exist

Chapter 5.

Chapter 6. Crime and Punishment: A Case for Agape

Chapter 7. A Love That Kills: The Idiot

Epilogue