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liminal
Notes From Underground

Dostoevsky set about the masterpiece one could call liminal

—p.xviii Introduction (vii) by Donald Fanger
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Marxian

a pre-Marxian, non-"scientific" form of socialism commonly designated as "utopian".

on Dostoevsky's purported doctrine

—p.xv Introduction (vii) by Donald Fanger
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Petrashevsky Circle

In the spring of 1849, Dostoevsky was arrested, tried, and sentenced to Siberian prison and exile for his association with the subversive Petrashevsky circle.

—p.xv Introduction (vii) by Donald Fanger
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casuistry

is he constructing a casuistical theory to excuse his own failures?

—p.ix Introduction (vii) by Donald Fanger
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the comfortable role of spectator

[...] the speaker has involved the reader from the beginning, addressing him directly, anticipating his reactions, preempting his judgments, denying him the comfortable role of spectator.

—p.vii Introduction (vii) by Donald Fanger