Literatura and Society

critique of Western modernity and progress in The Crocodile and Winter Notes on Summer Impressions by F. Dostoevsky

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Abstract

The paper analyzes two works by Dostoevsky: the short story The Crocodile and the collection of essayistic notes Winter Notes on Summer Impressions. The objective is to demonstrate how Dostoevsky’s literary output – particularly in the period following his exile in Siberia – articulates with broader social, political, and philosophical discourses. The analysis is structured in three stages: (i) a contextualization of the sociopolitical landscape of 19th-century Russia; (ii) a critical examination of the aforementioned texts; and (iii) an investigation into how these discursive elements are mediated through the symbolic opposition between the “tame” and the “predatory”.

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Author Biography

Paulo Cesar Jakimiu Sabino, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia

Graduado em Filosofia (Unespar); Mestre em Estética e Filosofia da Arte (UFOP) e Doutor em Filosofia (UFPR). Concentra seus estudos em ética e estética, principalmente nos autores Nietzsche e Dostoiévski.

Published

2026-03-27