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The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky Lecture Six (Books XI-XII) (Patreon)

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'I can overcome everything, all sufferings, only in order to say and tell myself every moment: I am! Locked up in a tower, but still I exist, I see the sun, and if I don’t see the sun, still I know it is.'

Congratulations on bringing yourselves so fully to Dostoyevsky's masterpiece. Thank you so much for making this such an incredible reading experience.

Although we now draw to the close of The Brothers Karamazov, I'm sure that the themes, characters, and ideas from Dostoyevsky's novel will continue to weigh heavily upon us.

In today's discussion, we are meditating upon the unwritten sequel, the freedom to choose love despite suffering, dreams of the devil, spiritual transformation, and much more.

Timestamps:

  • 0:00 finishing Dostoyevsky’s masterpiece
  • 2:00 an ending that is not an ending
  • 3:00 how Dostoyevsky wrote the last chapters
  • 5:00 a universal book born from individual pain
  • 7:00 the death of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • 9:00 the meaning of his life and work
  • 10:00 the end of The Brothers Karamazov
  • 12:00 the sequel that was never written
  • 13:00 why is this book so challenging?
  • 14:00 choosing love in a world of suffering
  • 15:00 Dmitri’s trial & spiritual transformation
  • 17:00 ‘a new man has arisen in me’
  • 19:00 the affirmation of self in suffering
  • 20:00 evidence, proof, and conviction
  • 23:00 the result of everything being permitted
  • 24:00 ‘the murderer was not you’
  • 26:00 being a product of one’s environment
  • 28:00 on the freedom to choose our response
  • 30:00 ‘nice to talk to an intelligent man’
  • 31:00 the message at the heart of the book
  • 32:00 Smerdyakov drives Ivan to madness
  • 35:00 guilt, culpability, words & deeds
  • 36:00 Dostoyevsky’s Shakespearean substance
  • 39:00 Ivan’s delirious discourse with the devil
  • 44:00 juxtaposing Dmitri and Ivan Karamazov
  • 47:00 ‘I’m convinced that you do believe in me’
  • 50:00 the message Dostoyevsky leaves us with
  • 52:00 Dostoyevsky’s rethinking of Christianity
  • 53:00 the power of reading Dostoevsky
  • 54:00 Alyosha’s speech at the stone
  • 57:00 your thoughts of The Brothers Karamazov?
  • 58:00 expressing my deep gratitude for you

Questions to Consider:

1) What will you remember most from your journey through The Brothers Karamazov?

2) What did you make of the ending of this novel?

3) Will you continue to explore the works of Dostoyevsky in the future? 

4) How would you persuade another to read The Brothers Karamazov? And what advice would you give to facilitate a meaningful reading experience?

And please do share with us your impressions and favourite passages from the end of the novel.

Congratulations on reading The Brothers Karamazov, everybody!

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Helen Lyons

Thank you Ben. I could not have got through this book without your lectures and guidance. This was the most difficult I have read to date. I thought W&P would be difficult bit this book seems to be on a very different level. I think you really need to take your time with this book and I would definately read this again. I can understand why Ivan went mad - to think that Smerdyakov took his words and tested them with such outcomes. There was some light at the end with Alyosha's speech and one hopes that the boys have a better experience with their own Fathers. I would definately recommend this book to others - with your lectures because there is so much to draw from this book. I will be exploring more of Dostoevsky's work. A work colleague loved his work and we both bought a huge biography in hardback which has remained on my shelf for some time. I just checked this and it is the Joseph Frank edition. My colleague's wish was to complete this however he sadly passed away. I thought about him constantly while reading this book. There were times that I loved this book and times when I hated it, but I am glad I read it. I don't think that anyone would be entirely the same after reading this.

M. C.

Ben, I absolutely loved this book. Without you and this book club, I may have missed out on this Masterpiece. I love War and Peace, but this was a ride I didn't expect to take. I cannot wait to reread. I'm a bit late in the reading, but will get it all done and enjoyed by year end. Again thank you dear Ben for your hardwork for all of us. Take care. Maria.