The Metropolis, Madness, Morality and Crises of Faith in Dostoevskii and Postmodern World Literature
Shawn the punk rocker of the Metropolis, photo by Anthony M. Obiedzinski Hello and welcome to my literary blog. I will elaborate regarding the scope and focus of my forays into examining the ways in which current literary scholars engage with the great works of Dostoevsky using critical methods and theories to elucidate the themes of F.M. Dostoevsky. This blog is experimental in nature: I am writing to explain my process of learning and engaging with assigned texts in the graduate literaure class, ENG605: Dostoevsky, taught by Dr. Lubkemann-Allen at SUNY Brockport in upstate/western New York. My main concern in writing this blog is to articulate how I am making connections and engaging with contemparary literary scholarship, the works of Dostevskii, and with Postmodern texts in World Literature, e.g. "The Master and the Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. I am familiar with the novel, but to be honest, I don't know much about it except for its recontextualization and reframi...