Notes from the Underground

Dostoevsky's disturbing and groundbreaking novella appears in this new annotated edition with an Introduction by Charles Guignon and Kevin Aho. An analogue of Guignon's widely praised Introduction to his 1993 edition of "The Grand Inquisitor," the editors' Introduction places the underground man in the context of European modernity, analyzes his inner dynamics in the light of the history of Russian cultural and intellectual life, and suggests compelling reasons for our own strange affinity for this nameless man who boldly declares, "I was rude and took pleasure in being so."

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Translated by Constance Garnett
Edited, with Introduction, by Charles Guignon and Kevin Aho

2009 - 144 pp.

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Dostoevsky's disturbing and groundbreaking novella appears in this new annotated edition with an Introduction by Charles Guignon and Kevin Aho. An analogue of Guignon's widely praised Introduction to his 1993 edition of "The Grand Inquisitor," the editors' Introduction places the underground man in the context of European modernity, analyzes his inner dynamics in the light of the history of Russian cultural and intellectual life, and suggests compelling reasons for our own strange affinity for this nameless man who boldly declares, "I was rude and took pleasure in being so."

 

Reviews:

"A timely re-issue of the Notes with an Introduction that is a lively and informative invitation to engage with Dostoevsky's text."
     —Raymond Boisvert, Department of Philosophy, Siena College

 

On "The Grand Inquisitor: With Related Chapters from The Brothers Karamazov," edited by Charles Guignon

"This collection gives us a sense of the depth of Dostoevsky's insights into human life and suffering and of his profound understanding of the tensions and dangers of modernity. Guignon's Introduction is a brilliant study that shows how profoundly the 'legend of the Grand Inquisitor' speaks to our day."
     —Charles Taylor, McGill University

 

About the Authors:

Charles Guignon is Professor of Philosophy, University of South Florida. He is author of, among other works, Heidegger and the Problem of Knowledge (Hackett) and On Being Authentic (Routledge), and editor of "The Grand Inquisitor: With Related Chapters from The Brothers Karamazov" (Hackett), The Good Life (Hackett), Existentialism: Basic Writings (Hackett), and The Cambridge Companion to Heidegger (Cambridge University Press).

Kevin Aho is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Florida Gulf Coast University. He is author of Heidegger's Neglect of the Body (SUNY Press) and coauthor of Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and Illness (Lexington Books).