In 1895, Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychology, made a name for  himself by publishing Studies in Hysteria, a collecedon of his theories on the roots of deviant behavior. Nearly thirty years previously, Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoyevsky had already explored the impact of environment, society, and instinct on behavior in a fascinating book called Crime and Punishment (1866). The novel follows the path of a 'promising young man named Raskolnikov as a series of influences, both internal and external, lead him to commit a cold-blooded murder. Dostoyevsky's deft, sympathetic portrayal of Raskolnikov's feelings and thoughts make Crime and Punishment a starfling, stunning glimpse inside a killer's mind.

  In 1895, Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychology, made a name for  himself by publishing Studies in Hysteria, a collecedon of his theories on the roots of deviant behavior. Nearly thirty years previously, Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoyevsky had already explored the impact of environment, society, and instinct on behavior in a fascinating book called Crime and Punishment (1866). The novel follows the path of a "promising young man named Raskolnikov as a series of influences, both internal and external, lead him to commit a cold-blooded murder. Dostoyevsky"s deft, sympathetic portrayal of Raskolnikov"s feelings and thoughts make Crime and Punishment a starfling, stunning glimpse inside a killer"s mind.

 INTRODUCTION

 CHRONOLOGY OF FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY"S

 LIFE AND WORK

HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF Crime and Punishment

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

NOTES

INTERPRETIVE NOTES

CRITICAL EXCERPTS

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER