The Idiot
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The Idiot is a 19th-century novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores innocence, morality, and the corruption of society through the tragic figure of Prince Myshkin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Idiot canonical | 7 |
| L’Idiot (stage role) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | holy fool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered one of Dostoevsky's major works ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
conflict between ideal goodness and social reality
ⓘ
tension between faith and doubt ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Russian Messenger ⓘ |
| followedBy | Demons ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical novel
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ realist novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn | modern psychological novels ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aglaya Ivanovna Epanchin
ⓘ
Gavril Ardalionovich Ivolgin ⓘ General Epanchin ⓘ Aglaya Ivanovna Epanchin ⓘ
surface form:
Lizaveta Prokofyevna Epanchin
Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova ⓘ Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin ⓘ Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | Akira Kurosawa film adaptation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | Fyodor Dostoevsky bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Crime and Punishment ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | Christ-like innocence ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Russian Messenger ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
corruption of society ⓘ innocence ⓘ love and jealousy ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Russian Messenger
subject surface form:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
this entity surface form:
L’Idiot (stage role)