299: Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov the Edgelord
From Classical Stuff You Should Know by A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee
March 31, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 1 · Episode 299
About this episode
The episode provides an introduction to Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' and discusses its themes and characters.
In this episode, we dive into Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." We've never really done the whole book in an episode before, so this is (part 1) of a great little introduction for those thinking about reading the book or teaching it to a few edgelords of your own.
Topics covered
- Dostoyevsky
- Crime and Punishment
- literature
- edgelords
Keywords
- literary analysis
- Russian literature
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Crime and Punishment
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