Date of Submission
Spring 2017
Academic Programs and Concentrations
Literature
Project Advisor 1
Marina Van Zuylen
Abstract/Artist's Statement
This project is an exploration of ideology in Dostoevsky's 1871 novel "Demons." In this work, Dostoevsky portrays the connection between utopianism and extremism. This project explores how romantic and political idealism becomes the foundation for violence and terrorism, through the relationship of the 1840's liberal Stepan Trofimovich Verhovensky and his nihilistic sons.
Open Access Agreement
Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Reed, Sam Joshua, "Ideological Infection in Dostoevsky's "Demons"" (2017). Senior Projects Spring 2017. 359.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2017/359
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