Notable among the stylistic tools adopted by Dostoevskij to disseminate the values that he considered crucial for the moral revival of contemporary Russian society is the use of the aphorism. This article explores the origins of the renowned maxim “If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself”, a phrase that recurs either in this form or with some variation in the literary and journalistic texts that Dostoyevsky authored towards the end of his life. His sources include Saint Augustine, Thomas à Kempis, and Prosper of Aquitaine.
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Chapter Title
“Vinci te stesso e vincerai il mondo”. Le fonti di un aforisma rinvenibile nelle opere di Dostoevskij dell’ultimo periodo
Authors
Antonella Cavazza
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-910-2.15
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Publication Year
2019
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Book Title
Il mondo slavo e l’Europa
Book Subtitle
Contributi presentati al VI Congresso Italiano di Slavistica (Torino, 28-30 settembre 2016)
Editors
Maria Cristina Bragone, Maria Bidovec
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
368
Publication Year
2019
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© 2019 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-910-2
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-909-6
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-910-2
eISBN (epub)
978-88-6453-911-9
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-039-7
Series Title
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici
Series ISSN
2612-7687
Series E-ISSN
2612-7679