{"product_id":"dostoevskys-hamlet-in-nineteenth-century-russia-the-paradox-of-subjectivity-hardcover","title":"Dostoevsky's Hamlet in Nineteenth-Century Russia: The Paradox of Subjectivity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePetra Bjelica\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDostoevsky uses \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e to address some of the most important problems in Russian culture in the second half of the 19th century.\u003c\/b\u003e Approaching Dostoevsky's engagement with Shakespeare through a focus on his novel, \u003ci\u003eDemons\u003c\/i\u003e, Petra Bjelica considers the figure of Hamlet as it connects to Russian national identity, spirituality and cultural migration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBjelica argues that Russian Hamletism is a perfect example of how a literary phenomenon forms through a specific culture. She reads Dostoevsky's use of Hamlet through the Tsarist government, the wide gap between the aristocratic, working and peasant class, and the educated intelligentsia of the period. Russian Hamletism is shown to reflect the hegemony of power as well as the intricate debates that arise via political, ideological and philosophical differences between Slavophiles and Westerners. The book touches on the translatability and universality of Shakespeare, his cultural hegemony and the ethics of appropriating the 'other' by exploring Dostoevsky's highly original interpretation of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e. Rather than just referencing the play, Dostoevsky's engagement with opposing and contradictory elements of Russian Hamletism dramatize the Hamletian dilemma anew. By re-thinking literary transmission and the concept of source, the intertextuality of Shakespeare and Russian Hamletism in Dostoevsky finds new ground.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePetra Bjelica\u003c\/b\u003e is an early career researcher and Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow. She received her PhD from the University of Verona, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697750540423,"sku":"9781350450929","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/yOHCYiCDYB9781350450929.webp?v=1767426914","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dostoevskys-hamlet-in-nineteenth-century-russia-the-paradox-of-subjectivity-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}