Meek One: Fantastic Story

An Annotated Russian Reader

Dostoevsky Fyodor, Titus Julia, Robinson Kristen

This fully annotated paperback learner's edition of Dostoevsky's short story "The Meek One" is intended for intermediate and advanced Russian students. In addition to the Russian text, the book includes an introduction discussing the story's historical context, literary significance, and critical response; an extensive glossary and a learner's dictionary; discussion questions; and vocabulary quizzes, exercises and self-tests. All of these components will also be available online, accompanied by a complete soundtrack.

About the Author

Julia Titus is senior lector in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University.

Reviews

"Julia Titus edition of 'The Meek One' is an excellent annotated reader for students of Russian language and literature at the intermediate and advanced levels. The exercises are engaging, the annotations very useful and to the point" – Edna Andrews, PhD, Duke University, Professor of Linguistics & Cultural Anthropology

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