SOURCE: Lesser, Simon O. “Saint and Sinner—Dostoevsky's Idiot.” Modern Fiction Studies 4 (autumn 1958): 211-24.
In the following essay, Lesser examines Myshkin's inner struggle in The Idiot, claiming that Dostoevsky's intention was to demonstrate the stupidity and shortcomings of his character and the tragedy these flaws caused.
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