DOSTOEVSKY – FREUD – STAVROGIN – HAMLET – STAVROGIN

Author(s): Angelevska, A.
Article Тitle: DOSTOEVSKY – FREUD – STAVROGIN – HAMLET –
STAVROGIN
Journal: International Dialogue: East-West
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Article
Article Type: Paper
Volume, Issue: 10(4)
Pages: 55-61
DOI:
ISSN (print): 1857-9299
ISSN (online): 1857-9302
UDC:159.964.2(049.3)

APA 7 citation
Angelevska, A. (2023). Dostoevsky – Freud – Stavrogin – Hamlet – Stavrogin. International Dialogue: East-West, 10(4), 55–61.

Harvard citation
Angelevska, A. (2023) ‘Dostoevsky – Freud – Stavrogin – Hamlet – Stavrogin’, International Dialogue: East-West, 10(4), pp. 55–61.

Abstract: Dostoevsky and Freud are inevitably in a relationship, which they built between themselves. Dostoevsky is one of the founders of psychoanalysis and a predecessor of Freud, and Freud with the analysis of the way in which Dostoevsky builds the characters, but also the clinical presentation of the author’s mental state. Four works of Dostoevsky and Shakespeare have been identified, which can be observed comparatively. Stavrogin and Hamlet possess many characteristics that distinguish them, but also attributes that make them equal. However, for the analysis of Dostoevsky and the characters he builds, we cannot rely only on psychoanalytic concepts and models, but they should be the basis and guide in setting up the analytical structure. Stavrogin is Dostoevsky’s greatest creation, „the demon“ who is the harbinger of the catastrophe that threatens humanity.

Keywords: Dostoevsky, Freud, Shakespeare, Stavrogin, Hamlet, demon, absurd.