Reading: “Rebellion” from Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

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Literary Nomads

Steve Chisnell

60 episodes

4 days ago

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Reading: “Rebellion” from Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

Literary Nomads

38 minutes 14 seconds

4 months ago

Reading: “Rebellion” from Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

11 July 2025
Episode 6.04 - Reading: "Rebellion" from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
Still another famous writer has posed the Le Guin question, and he did it in one of Russia's most famous novels, The Brothers Karamazov. This chapter precedes the more famous and discussed 'The Grand Inquisitor.' Here it is.

* The Complete Reading as pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17z89hjeEz1Rl_hcx4jUdkQi1M0jzbwv2/view?usp=drive_link
* Also mentioned: William James: "The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" - https://archive.org/details/jstor-2375309/page/n1/mode/2up

New to Literary Nomads? Check out episode 5.00 to find out what we're all about: https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/an-introduction-and-irony/

Reading Ahead, Journey 6:

* Ursula K. Le Guin: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas": https://archive.org/download/the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas-ursula-k-leguin/The%20Ones%20Who%20Walk%20Away%20from%20Omelas%20-%20Ursula%20K%20LeGuin.pdf

Complete Resources: https://waywordsstudio.com/project/le-guin-omelas/

CHAPTERS

00:00 The Question in Non-Fiction & Fiction
05:53 Opening Theme
06:31 Reading of "Rebellion" from The Brothers Karamazov
36:05 Next Week
37:04 Closing Theme and Credits

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