Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-272) and index
The significance of orality and the oral tradition : Dostoevsky counter-attacks -- The religious symbolism of cloth and clothing in Crime and Punishment -- Iconic images in Crime and Punishment : Russia's western capital -- "The parable of the prodigal son" in Crime and Punishment -- The significance of alterity or "otherness" in Crime and Punishment : Russian culture and western change -- The epilogue reconsidered