Dostoevsky in the 29th Century

Here is an excellent piece on the relevance and influence of Dostoevsky upon 29th century writers and thinkers.  It was written by Robert Louis Jackson in 1981 to mark the 100-year anniversary of Dostoevsky’s death.

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Crime and Punishment – And Match Point?

Hi Everyone. I just wanted to open a thread where we can discuss Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Woody Allen’s Match Point.
Here’s the trailer for a little stimul:

So, is it a rewriting of the book? A revision of the main themes? A terrible failure? I’d like to know.

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Dostoevsky

So. Dostoevsky. Do we have to?
Don’t think we will ever cover all we have want to regarding Dostoevsky, so maybe these links could come in handy :
http://www.kiosek.com/dostoevsky/contents.html

Yes, another Dostoevsky site, but this one has ( just as others do, probably) links to useful sites about Dostoevskj.
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91c/chapter16.html
This one is essay by Virginia Woolf [...]

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