Genre
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Crime and Punishment: Genre 1 key example

Key Examples in Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment is a major work of literary Realism, a genre that rose to prominence in the 19th century and that eschewed the idealism associated with romantic literature of the previous century. While romantic novels often emphasized exotic, supernatural, and heroic themes, realist novels such as the works of Dostoevsky sought to depict life truthfully, without romanticization or idealization.