Dostoevsky was a novelist of psychological extremes. To me, the Underground Man was a toxic mixture of self-loathing and pride. The way the story ends - in mid-sentence and a magnificent authorial slap (at least in the translation I read, which was part of a large and badly bound Harper Perennial called The Great Short Novels of Dostoevsky) - saved me a lot of grief, because for the first time in a couple of years I could laugh. The thing is, the Underground Man had spent his life jumping down every philosophical rabbit hole I had discovered on my own in the last year (my first at college) plus a few I hadn't gotten around to yet. I was visiting my parents and found a quiet room to finish this interesting book I had just started. I still remember the first time I read Notes from Underground. Check out /r/AskLiteraryStudies if you have questions about literature and literary studies that you'd like answered by experts! All are welcome.Spoilers must be marked by an alert and obscured with Reddit editor's spoiler masking system. Please do not seek feedback or instruction on your writing.ĭo not submit videos vaguely related to literature. This includes written work, social media, medium, youtube, apps, or any other channel/material you are associated with. This includes posting surveys.ĭo not submit any form of advertising or self-promotion. Content: Do not submit posts that contain questions and no other content.ĭo not request help on homework assignments (students) or curriculum content (teachers). Analysis: Submissions must include poster's own analysis in either the body or the comments of a post. Relevance: Submissions must relate to literature, literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, or literary news. We are not /r/books: please do not use this sub to seek book recommendations or homework help. Discussions of literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, and critical theory are also welcome. Welcome to /r/literature, a community for deeper discussions of plays, poetry, short stories, and novels.
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