Meaning of Dostoyevskyian | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C2]

Examples

“However, if you have⟳ an ear for psychological nuances, you can hear⟳ something deeper beneath this naïve “political” question⟳. Something “Dostoyevskyian” has happened to Mr. Hicks.”

“It is here in these turbulent waters that we come⟳ to the Dostoyevskyian paradox: on the one hand, Dostoyevsky cannot accept⟳ a world with unmerited suffering, and on the other hand, he cannot accept⟳ a world without conflict and suffering.”

“"Now!" he snapped at me, all Dostoyevskyian temper.”

“And Prokofiev does this, in typical Dostoyevskyian fashion, more by daring juxtaposition than by careful development of his musical ideas, ideas that alternately support⟳ and undermine the surface events in the text.”

“A respected member of the clergy and the community, Dimmesdale is a wonderful study⟳ in psychology anticipating the dark Dostoyevskyian reflections.”

“The Dostoyevskyian pilgrimage does not lead⟳ to definitive cognitive insights, but to temporary changes of attitudes toward ourselves and especially those near us.[…]In Dostoyevskyian journeys underworld, the heart awakens for the suffering of our neighbors.”

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