Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2012

Published In

Slavic And East European Journal

Abstract

The article presents literary criticism of the book "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It focuses on the medical history of the character Prince Myshkin. According to the author, Myshkin's diagnosis of and treatment for epilepsy play an important role in his character and in the plot of the novel. Topics discussed include recognition, Dostoyevsky's medical knowledge, and the 19th-century medical concept of idiotism.

Comments

This work is freely available courtesy of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages.

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