Dickens and Dostoevsky.
Speaking of Dickens.A Christmas Carol.andOliver Twist."He is an English literary giant famous for such works as
Dickens was born in 1812, nine years older than Dostoevsky.
As we discussed in our previous article, Dickens and Dostoevsky have a very deep connection.
And it is Dickens as a Christian writer that becomes important when considering Dickens and Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky respected Dickens as a Christian writer.
I have found a book that is very helpful in learning about Dickens, and I would like to share it with you here.
Keiko Shimada, "Darkness and Light in Dickens' Literature: Stories of People Fascinated by the Light that Illuminates Evil" Summary and Comments
The author, Keiko Shimada, is a scholar specializing in Christian literature and 19th- and 20th-century British literature, and the author's biography at the end of the book included the following
Born in Sapporo. Graduated from Hokusei Gakuen University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature.
Keiko Shimada, "Darkness and Light in Dickens' Literature: Stories of People Fascinated by the Light that Illuminates Evil
B.A. in English Literature, Lewis and Clark College, Oregon, USA.
M.A. in Religion and Literature, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
D. (Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.), Graduate School of American and European Culture, Seigakuin University.
After working as a teacher at Iai Girls' High School and as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of Agriculture, she is currently a specially-appointed researcher at the Seigakuin University Research Institute.
I would like to begin by saying that the "Darkness and Light in Dickensian Literature: The Story of a Man Fascinated by the Light that Illuminates Evil" which I am about to introduce to you is a story of a man who was fascinated by the light that illuminates evil.
This is a masterpiece of a masterpiece. It is really great.
I was surprised to read this.
Dickens is a great English writer. In Russia, he is like Dostoevsky or Tolstoy.
Commentaries by such writers tend to be difficult or difficult to read, but this book is different.
They explain things in an easy-to-understand, yet very in-depth way.
The language is plain and the text is easy to read.
Moreover, it is very useful in understanding each work as it explains each work according to its theme. It is rare to find a book that is both so easy to understand and so in-depth in its discussion.
As soon as I started reading I was surprised, but in a good way.
Now, the important thing about the book is that Amazon's introduction to the work introduces it as follows
Dickens was rarely mentioned for his Christian imagination, even though his faith, which underpins his religious sincerity and sense of justice, was appreciated. However, there are works in which a religious understanding of sin informs the structure and plot of the work. A reappraisal of Dickens as a "Christian writer."
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As noted here, Dickens was actually a writer who was often seen as a writer with integrity and a sense of justice at the forefront, rather than as a coy Christian writer.
But as Dostoevsky saw through it, there was a Christian faith that was largely at the root of it.
This work will explain Dickens' religious thought and itinerancy, as well as the biblical worldview as seen through his works.
Dickens' work is very much a Christian worldview.
The source of Dickens' creation is the Christian worldview.
However, Dickens is not a faith stiff, either. It is only that Christian thought was an important influence in shaping the worldview of the story.
Not everything about him is Christian. There are many different kinds of Christianity. There are many different forms of Christianity for each person. (This goes for Dostoevsky as well.)
It is the same in Japan. There are many different sects of Buddhists, and even if they belong to the same sect, each person's mind and life is completely different.
This book carefully follows Dickens and each of his works.
It is very easy to understand the Christian worldview that can be read from the works as Mr. Shimada explains it in a very detailed manner.
It is written in such a way that even those who have little interest in Christianity can understand it because it is stated from the perspective of "how Dickens sees the world," "how he thinks about right and wrong," and "how society can be improved," rather than from doctrinal or philosophical knowledge.
The way the storyteller gets to the heart of Dickens' work without using difficult words is nothing short of brilliant.
I will be introducing Dickens' works from now on, but basically I would like to refer to Keiko Shimada's "Darkness and Light in Dickens' Literature: Stories of People Fascinated by the Light that Shines Through Evil".
This book is not only a reference for Dickens, but also a must for Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky is mentioned many times within this work.
Comparing Dickens and Dostoevsky on the theme of "Christian Influence" will give us a new side of Dostoevsky.
Keiko Shimada's "Darkness and Light in Dickensian Literature: Stories of People Fascinated by the Light that Illuminates Evil". Highly recommended.
The above is "If you want to know about Dickens and Dostoevsky Christianity, this is the book for you! Keiko Shimada, "The Darkness and Light of Dickens' Literature".
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