{"product_id":"funny-dostoevsky-new-perspectives-on-the-dostoevskian-light-side-paperback","title":"Funny Dostoevsky: New Perspectives on the Dostoevskian Light Side - Paperback","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\u003eLynn Ellen Patyk\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIrina Erman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTapping into the emergence of scholarly comedy studies since the 2000s, this collection brings new perspectives to bear on the Dostoevskian light side.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFunny Dostoevksy\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how and why Dostoevsky is one of the most humorous 19th-century authors, even as he plumbs the depths of the human psyche and the darkest facets of European modernity. The authors go beyond the more traditional categories of humor, such as satire, parody, and the carnivalesque, to apply unique lenses to their readings of Dostoevsky. These include cinematic slapstick and the body in \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, the affective turn and hilarious (and deadly) impatience in \u003ci\u003eDemons\u003c\/i\u003e, and ontological jokes in\u003ci\u003e Notes from Underground \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors - (coincidentally?) all women, including some of the most established scholars in the field alongside up-and-comers - address gender and the marginalization of comedy, culminating in a chapter on Dostoevsky's \"funny and furious\" women, and explore the intersections of gender and humor in literary and culture studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFunny Dostoevksy\u003c\/i\u003e applies some of the latest findings on humor and laughter to his writing, while comparative chapters bring Dostoevsky's humor into conjunction with other popular works, such as Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Lin-Manuel Miranda's \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e. Written with a verve and wit that Dostoevsky would appreciate, this boldly original volume illuminates how humor and comedy in his works operate as vehicles of deconstruction, pleasure, play, and transcendence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Ellen Patyk\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Russian at Dartmouth College, USA. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eWritten in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003e Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture, 1861-1881\u003c\/i\u003e (a Choice Outstanding Title for 2018) traced Russian literary culture's contribution to the emergence of revolutionary terrorism. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eDostoevsky's Provocateurs\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming, 2023) argues that provocation is Dostoevsky's creative and communicative macrostrategy. She currently serves as associate editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review \u003c\/i\u003eand has published articles and reviews on Dostoevsky, revolutionary terrorism, war, and provocation in \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlavic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlavonic and East European Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eL.A. Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrina Erman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of German and Russian Studies at The College of Charleston, USA. She has published articles on Dostoevsky, 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature and contemporary literature in \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eRussian Literature \u003c\/i\u003ejournal. Her chapter on Gogol and Dostoevsky is forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Companion to Absurdist Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. Her article on A. K. Tolstoy won the inaugural Levin Article Prize for best article published in \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2020.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329620402483,"sku":"9798765109793","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fFMk2dztrY9798765109793.webp?v=1778171463","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/funny-dostoevsky-new-perspectives-on-the-dostoevskian-light-side-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}