The Grand Inquisitor

This new edition presents "The Grand Inquisitor" together with the preceding chapter, "Rebellion," and the extended reply offered by Dostoevsky in the following sections, entitled "The Russian Monk." By showing how Dostoevsky frames the Grand Inquisitor story in the wider context of the novel, this edition captures the subtlety and power of Dostoevsky's critique of modernity as well as his alternative vision of human fulfillment.

Reviews:

"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

"Guignon's Introduction is by far the best available to these texts, and is, for its clarity and depth, one of the finest Introductions to complex literary or philosophical material that I've ever read."
     —Stephen L. Collins, Babson College

"This text worked beautifully in my Intro to the Western Humanities course. I especially appreciated Guignon's insightful Introduction, the selection of chapters, the clear layout."
     —Dan Spencer, University of Montana 

"Guignon's introduction does a thorough job of analyzing the implications of the Grand Inquisitor legend. . . . the best account I know of."
     —Hubert Dreyfus, University of California, Berkeley