Deborah A. Martinsen is Associate Dean of the Core Curriculum and Adjunct Associate Professor of Slavic at Columbia University.
"This book has the rare distinction of addressing a complex of
issues so prevalent in Dostoevsky's work that one wonders why they
have previously received little careful consideration. Indeed,
Dostoevsky's oeuvre manifests an obsession with shame, lying, and
exposure, and Martinsen lays the groundwork for the understanding
of this crucial thematic cluster. . . . Martinsen's book raises a
wealth of stimulating problems and offers many insightful
interpretations." --Slavic and East European Journal
"This pathbreaking book brings together two separate areas of
discourse--the branch of psychology that focuses on shame and
literary criticism. Deborah Martinsen's overall purpose is to
demonstrate the profound understanding Dostoevsky had of the
implications of shame for his characters, for the plots of his
novel, for contemporary Russian culture, and, above all, for his
readers. The entire book literally brims with original readings and
exciting connections among things hitherto unconnected. Surprised
by Shame places Martinsen at the front rank of Dostoevsky
scholarship." --Robin Feuer Miller, Brandeis University
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