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Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote the short story "An Honest Thief" in 1848. The story is narrated by Astafy Ivanovich, who tells his landlord about Emelyan Ilyitch, an honest thief he once knew. Emelyan was a poor, old, drunken man who became Astafy's unwanted companion. One day, Astafy's breeches were stolen and Emelyan was accused, though he denied it. Though Astafy knew Emelyan was guilty, he defended him to keep the peace. The guilt eventually made Emelyan physically ill and he confessed to Astafy on his deathbed. The story explores themes of
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Edgar Allan Poe was a complex figure who used his life experiences to revolutionize American literature. While he faced immense personal struggles, including the early deaths of his parents and wife, Poe channeled his pain into his writing and helped establish new genres such as detective fiction and science fiction. Through his innovative use of symbolism, themes of darkness and the macabre, and mastery of suspenseful storytelling, Poe broke conventions and pushed creative boundaries in a way that cemented his legacy as one of America's most influential authors. His works, which were often misunderstood during his lifetime, have endured and continue to inspire authors today through their psychological depth and
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Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author born in 1828 in Tula Province, Russia. He died in 1910 in Astapovo, Russia. Some of his most famous works include War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, which he wrote between 1860 and 1890. Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest authors of all time.
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- Leo Tolstoy was a famous Russian author born in 1828 who wrote major novels like War and Peace in the 1860s and Anna Karenina in 1873. He was prolific throughout the late 1800s, with one of his most successful later works being The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Tolstoy died in 1910 in Russia.
Edgar Allan Poe Part1
This document provides an overview of Edgar Allan Poe's life and works. It summarizes that Poe was a 19th century American author known for his dark poems and stories involving horror, mystery and the macabre. It then briefly describes some of Poe's most famous works, including The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. The document also notes that Poe is considered the originator of detective fiction and influenced modern literature with his innovative style.
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Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is known for his works of mystery and horror, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," which helped establish the modern detective story genre. His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the most famous poems in American literature.
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Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is known for his works of mystery and horror, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," which helped establish the modern detective story genre. His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the most famous poems in American literature.
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Born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror, which helped pioneer the modern detective fiction genre. Some of his most famous works include "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the best-known poems in American literature.
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Born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror, which helped pioneer the modern detective fiction genre. Some of his most famous works include "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the best-known poems in American literature.
The black cat
Born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror, which helped pioneer the modern detective fiction genre. Some of his most famous works include "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the best-known poems in American literature.
THE BLACK CAT (Edgar Allan Poe)
Born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror, which helped pioneer the modern detective fiction genre. Some of his most famous works include "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the best-known poems in American literature.
God Sees the Truth but Waits by Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy was a renowned Russian author known for works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina. He believed the novel could be used for psychological education and reform. The document discusses Tolstoy's life and notable works, as well as providing a summary of his short story "God Sees the Truth But Waits". It summarizes the plot, characters, setting, and themes of the story, which involve a man wrongly imprisoned for 26 years until the real murderer confesses.
Theme of Poe's short story
Edger Allen Poe is a significant American short-story writer and especially known for horror and gothic story. In his short story he has used common theme. The victims are the protagonist and innocent. Even after the death they are alive in the mind of victor.
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AN HONEST THIEF ANALYSIS BY DOSTOYEVSKY
- 1. AN HONEST THIEF By Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky
- 2. FYODOR M. DOSTOYEVSKY • On October 30, 1831, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow. • An Honest Thief was composed by Dostoevsky in the year 1848. A period in the author’s life whence he had successfully published two novels,and was acclaimed in the literary circles of St Petersburg, the place where the arts mattered. The Honest Thief finds itself among short stories of the author that were published in the magazine, ‘Annals of the Fatherland’.
- 3. PLOT • After his landlord experiences a break-in and theft, Astafy Ivanovich tells the landlord the tragic story of a man named Emelyan Ilyitch—an honest thief he once knew, and whose livelihood Astafy once found himself responsible for.
- 4. • The narrator's coat is stolen in broad daylight right in front of him and the thief gets away. This sends Astafy into a flashback (In a way, making him the new narrator) that goes on for the rest of the story. Astafy explains how a poor, old, drunken man named Emelyan Ilyitch becomes his unwanted companion and follows him around from home to home.One day, Astafy's breeches are stolen and Emelyan is the first accused of this. Emelyan refuses all allegations and Astafy knows he's guilty, but he defends him for the sake of keeping the peace. The guilt starts to eat up Emelyan's spirit to the point he gets physically sick He eventually dies, but not before he tells Astafy the truth about his breeches, which ends the story.
- 5. SETTING • Landlord's house • Rented room in nurse's home
- 6. • Guilt • Loneliness • Conscience • Addiction • Forgiveness • The importance of honesty
- 7. CHARACTERS • Narrator: Landlord • Agrafena: The housekeeper of the narrator • Astafy Ivanovitch: An elderly gentleman, a former soldier, renter of the house • Emelyan Ilyitch, often referred to as Emelyanouska: Poor, old, drunkard man
- 8. • First person limited.
- 9. TITLE AND CONFLICTS • The title of the story appears to represent a moral impossibility. • Emelyan is that honest thief, a man who steals, yet whose repentance is deeply sincere. Throughout the story, Emelyan is a thoroughly pathetic figure. • Astafy tells how Emelyan stays drunk for a fortnight, then sits wordlessly “as though grief was gnawing at his heart, or as though he wanted to do for himself completely.” • Emelyan’s departure to the freezing streets is an act of self-punishment that further expresses his guilt. When he finally confesses to the theft just before dying, the reader feels that this character has a genuine desire to live virtuously, despite his failure to have done so.
- 10. ANALYS IS
- 11. "It is always so, sir, when a man is guilty, he always feels beforehand when trouble approaches, as a bird feels the coming storm."