Crime and Punishment: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

These are the voices of Crime and Punishment in all their original, dazzling variety: pensive, urgent, defiant, and triumphant. This new translation by Michael Katz revives the intensity Dostoevskys first readers experienced. Susan McReynolds, Northwestern UniversityMesmerizingly good . . . the best, truest translation of Dostoevskys masterpiece into English. Its a magnificent, almost terrifying achievement of translation, one that makes its predecessors, however worthy, seem safe and polite. Steve Donoghue, Open Letters MonthlyThis Norton Critical Edition includes: Michael Katzs superb (Times Literary Supplement) new translation of the worlds mostread Russian novel accompanied by his preface and detailed explanatory footnotes. Names of principal characters, a note on characters names, and a map of St. Petersburg. Key excerpts from Dostoevskys notebooks, letters, and his early draft of Part II, Chapter 2. Twentysix scholarly essays on the novel from Russian, European, and American sources. A chronology and a selected bibliography.About the SeriesRead by more than 12 million students over fiftyfive years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The threepart formatannotated text, contexts, and criticismhelps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.