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Anna A. Berman’s book brings to light the significance of sibling relationships in the writings of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Relationships in their works have typically been studied through the lens of erotic love in the former, and intergenerational conflict in the latter.

In close readings of their major novels, Berman shows how both writers portray sibling relationships as a stabilizing force that counters the unpredictable, often destructive elements of romantic entanglements and the hierarchical structure of generations. Power and interconnectedness are cast in a new light. Berman persuasively argues that both authors gradually come to consider siblinghood a model of all human relations, discerning a career arc in each that moves from the dynamics within families to a much broader vision of universal brotherhood.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. A Note on Transliterations and Translations
  2. pp. xi-2
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 3-18
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  1. 1. Tolstoy’s Ideal Love: Erotic vs. Familial
  2. pp. 19-46
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  1. 2. The Dynamics of Sibling Love in Dostoevsky: From the Dreamer to the Idiot
  2. pp. 47-78
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  1. 3. Expanding Kinship Networks: Anna Karenina
  2. pp. 79-103
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  1. 4. Dostoevsky’s Accidental Families and Universal Brotherhood: The Late Works
  2. pp. 104-132
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  1. 5. Tolstoy and Brotherhood
  2. pp. 133-160
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 161-168
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 169-222
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 223-238
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 239-242
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