A summary and analysis of The Death of Ivan Ilyich. In the second episode of Lasting Literature, we discuss Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. We talk about how not to waste your life, the idea of mortality, and why we should talk about death more in a world where mortality isn't on our minds.

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Welcome to the first episode of the Lasting Literature podcast, where we discuss Dostoevsky's first novel of his mature works: Crime and Punishment. Crime and Punishment is a novel with unlimited paths for discussion and debate, but in our discussion, we cover the following:

00:00 The Rise and Fall of Dostoevsky 
06:50 The Origins of Crime and Punishment
13:00 Plot overview 
18:51 Philosophical Context 
21:23 The Punishment
25:27 Salvation Through Suffering
32:51 Conclusion 

Sources from this episode: 
Crime and Punishment: https://a.co/d/chgYkg1
The Sinner and the Saint: https://a.co/d/i9egOdh
Dostoevsky: A Writer in his Time: https://a.co/d/8WsZkHw

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