Seven years in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment

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Saera Yoon
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Abstract In studies of Crime and Punishment, the role of Svidrigailov as Raskolnikov’s negative double has been widely discussed, but relatively little attention has been paid to the temporal motifs in the connection between the two characters. The lacuna is surprising given the sense of time is acutely palpable in the novel. The aim of this article is to examine Dostoevsky’s utilization of temporal motifs of seven years, which will cast new light on how Raskolnikov’s story is constructed in contrast to Svidrigailov’s. In both Raskolnikov’s and Svidrigailov’s narratives the motif of seven years stands out: they both are sent away from the capital city for seven years, but the ways in which they experience those seven years reveal their crucial differences in their destinies. If Svidrigailov’s seven years in the country is the past permeated with boredom, Raskolnikov’s is future-oriented, rich in the expectations of suffering, future deeds and spiritual resurrection. Another noteworthy difference lies in the role of the women who are expected to save them. Raskolnikov’s seven years in Siberia is better appreciated against the backdrop of Svidrigailov’s eschatological time ending with the death of his wife and subsequently, his own.
陀思妥耶夫斯基《罪与罚》的七年
摘要在《罪与罚》的研究中,斯维德里吉洛夫作为拉斯科尔尼科夫的反面替身的角色被广泛讨论,但对两个角色之间联系的时间主题却关注较少。这一空白令人惊讶,因为小说中的时间感非常明显。本文的目的是考察陀思妥耶夫斯基对七年时间主题的运用,这将为拉斯科尔尼科夫的故事如何与斯维德里加洛夫的故事形成对比提供新的线索。在拉斯科尔尼科夫和斯维德里加洛夫的叙述中,七年的主题都很突出:他们都被送往首都七年,但他们经历这七年的方式揭示了他们命运的关键差异。如果说斯维德里加洛夫在这个国家的七年是充满无聊的过去,那么拉斯科尔尼科夫的七年则是面向未来的,充满了对苦难、未来事迹和精神复兴的期望。另一个值得注意的区别在于被期望拯救她们的妇女的作用。拉斯科尔尼科夫在西伯利亚的七年,在斯维德里加伊洛夫的末世时代以他的妻子和随后的妻子的去世而结束的背景下,更为人所欣赏。
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期刊介绍: Concentrating on works that are frequently anthologized and studied in college classrooms, The Explicator, with its yearly index of titles, is a must for college and university libraries and teachers of literature. Text-based criticism thrives in The Explicator. One of few in its class, the journal publishes concise notes on passages of prose and poetry. Each issue contains between 25 and 30 notes on works of literature, ranging from ancient Greek and Roman times to our own, from throughout the world. Students rely on The Explicator for insight into works they are studying.
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