“Eliot and Dostoevsky were nearly exact contemporaries. Born within two years of each other, they died less than two months apart, Eliot in 1880, Dostoevsky in 1881. For both of them, the period from 1860 to 1880 marked their most significant stretch of writing, when they reached their maturity as artists.
“The contrasts between them are huge. Eliot’s novels are models of moderation. They’re balanced in form, rigorous in theme, judicious in presenting their characters. Dostoevsky’s novels are built on excess and contradiction. He never stops swinging through the arcs of his extremes.”
Bookslut compares authors George Eliot and Fyodor Dostoevsky, discussing their writing and their love lives.
