The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1
The Brothers Karamazov
Die Brüder Karamasow
Translated from the Russian of
Übersetzt aus dem Russischen von
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fjodor Dostojewski
by Constance Garnett
von Constance Garnett
The Lowell Press
The Lowell Press
New York
New York
Contents
Inhalt
Part I
Teil I
Book I. The History Of A Family
Buch I. Die Geschichte einer Familie
Chapter I. Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov
Kapitel I. Fjodor Pawlowitsch Karamasow
Chapter II. He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son
Kapitel II. Er wird seinen ältesten Sohn los
Chapter III. The Second Marriage And The Second Family
Kapitel III. Die zweite Ehe und die zweite Familie
Chapter IV. The Third Son, Alyosha
Kapitel IV. Der dritte Sohn, Aljoscha
Chapter V. Elders
Kapitel V. Die Ältesten
Book II. An Unfortunate Gathering
Buch II. Eine unglückliche Zusammenkunft
Chapter I. They Arrive At The Monastery
Kapitel I. Sie kommen im Kloster an
Chapter II. The Old Buffoon
Kapitel II. Der alte Possenreißer
Chapter III. Peasant Women Who Have Faith
Kapitel III. Bäuerinnen, die Glauben haben
Chapter IV. A Lady Of Little Faith
Kapitel IV. Eine Dame von geringem Glauben
Chapter V. So Be It! So Be It!
Kapitel V. So sei es! So sei es!
Chapter VI. Why Is Such A Man Alive?
Kapitel VI. Warum lebt so ein Mensch noch?
Chapter VII. A Young Man Bent On A Career
Kapitel VII. Ein junger Mann, der auf eine Karriere aus ist
Chapter VIII. The Scandalous Scene
Kapitel VIII. Die skandalöse Szene
Book III. The Sensualists
Buch III. Die Sinnenmenschen
Chapter I. In The Servants' Quarters
Kapitel I. In der Gesindestube
Chapter II. Lizaveta
Kapitel II. Lisaweta
Chapter III. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Verse
Kapitel III. Das Bekenntnis eines leidenschaftlichen Herzens — In Versen
Chapter IV. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Anecdote
Kapitel IV. Das Bekenntnis eines leidenschaftlichen Herzens — In Anekdoten
Chapter V. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—"Heels Up"
Kapitel V. Das Bekenntnis eines leidenschaftlichen Herzens — „Kopfüber"
Chapter VI. Smerdyakov
Kapitel VI. Smerdjakow
Chapter VII. The Controversy
Kapitel VII. Der Streit
Chapter VIII. Over The Brandy
Kapitel VIII. Beim Weinbrand
Chapter IX. The Sensualists
Kapitel IX. Die Sinnenmenschen
Chapter X. Both Together
Kapitel X. Beide zusammen
Chapter XI. Another Reputation Ruined
Kapitel XI. Noch ein Ruf ruiniert
Part II
Teil II
Book IV. Lacerations
Buch IV. Zerreißungen
Chapter I. Father Ferapont
Kapitel I. Vater Ferapont
Chapter II. At His Father's
Kapitel II. Bei seinem Vater
Chapter III. A Meeting With The Schoolboys
Kapitel III. Eine Begegnung mit den Schuljungen
Chapter IV. At The Hohlakovs'
Kapitel IV. Bei den Chochlakowas
Chapter V. A Laceration In The Drawing-Room
Kapitel V. Eine Zerreißung im Salon
Chapter VI. A Laceration In The Cottage
Kapitel VI. Eine Zerreißung im Häuschen
Chapter VII. And In The Open Air
Kapitel VII. Und im Freien
Book V. Pro And Contra
Buch V. Pro und Contra
Chapter I. The Engagement
Kapitel I. Die Verlobung
Chapter II. Smerdyakov With A Guitar
Kapitel II. Smerdjakow mit einer Gitarre
Chapter III.
Kapitel III.
Vocabulary
- Brüder
- Brothers; male siblings
- Übersetzt
- Translated; rendered into another language
- aus
- From; out of (preposition)
- Russischen
- Russian; relating to the Russian language
- von
- By; from (preposition indicating authorship)
- Inhalt
- Contents; table of contents or subject matter
- Teil
- Part; section or division of a whole
- Buch
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- Geschichte
- Story; history or narrative account
- Familie
- Family; group of related people living together
- Kapitel
- Chapter; numbered section of a book
- Er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- wird
- Becomes; third-person singular of werden
- seinen
- His; possessive pronoun accusative masculine
- ältesten
- Oldest; superlative adjective for age
- Sohn
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- los
- Rid of; free from (separable verb particle)
- zweite
- Second; ordinal number following first
- Ehe
- Marriage; legal union between partners
- dritte
- Third; ordinal number following second
- Ältesten
- Elders; respected senior members of community
- unglückliche
- Unfortunate; unhappy or ill-fated
- Zusammenkunft
- Meeting; gathering of people for a purpose
- Sie
- They/She/You; personal pronoun (formal)
- kommen
- Come; to arrive at a place
- Kloster
- Monastery; religious community building
- an
- At; preposition indicating arrival or location
- alte
- Old; adjective describing age (plural/weak)
- Possenreißer
- Buffoon; clown who makes jokes and pranks
- Bäuerinnen
- Peasant women; female farmers or villagers
- Glauben
- Faith; belief or religious conviction
- haben
- Have; to possess or hold something
- Dame
- Lady; a refined or upper-class woman
- geringem
- Little; of low degree or small amount
- So
- So; thus or in this manner
- sei
- Be; subjunctive form of sein
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- Warum
- Why; interrogative adverb asking for reason
- lebt
- Lives; third-person singular of leben
- so
- So; such or in this way
- Mensch
- Person; human being or individual
- noch
- Still; yet, or even (adverb)
- junger
- Young; adjective describing youth of person
- Mann
- Man; adult male person
- auf
- On; upon or focused toward something
- Karriere
- Career; professional path or occupation
- skandalöse
- Scandalous; causing public outrage or shock
- Szene
- Scene; dramatic incident or setting
- Sinnenmenschen
- Sensualists; people driven by physical desires
- Gesindestube
- Servants' quarters; room for household staff
- Bekenntnis
- Confession; declaration of beliefs or feelings
- leidenschaftlichen
- Passionate; intensely emotional or fervent
- Herzens
- Heart's; genitive of Herz, emotional center
- Versen
- Verses; lines of poetry or song stanzas
- Anekdoten
- Anecdotes; short amusing or interesting stories
- Kopfüber
- Headfirst; headlong or recklessly forward
- Streit
- Quarrel; argument or dispute between people
- Weinbrand
- Brandy; distilled grape-based alcoholic drink
- Beide
- Both; referring to two people or things
- zusammen
- Together; in company with one another
- Noch
- Still; yet or additionally (adverb)
- Ruf
- Reputation; public standing or good name
- ruiniert
- Ruined; destroyed or severely damaged reputation
- Zerreißungen
- Lacerations; tearings apart or ruptures
- Vater
- Father; male parent of a child
- Bei
- At; by or near (preposition)
- seinem
- His; possessive pronoun dative masculine/neuter
- Begegnung
- Encounter; a meeting with someone unexpectedly
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Schuljungen
- Schoolboys; young male students at school
- Zerreißung
- Laceration; a tearing apart or rupture
- Salon
- Salon; elegant drawing room for social gatherings
- Häuschen
- Little house; small cottage or dwelling
- Freien
- Open air; outdoors or in the open space
- Pro
- Pro; for or in favor of something
- Contra
- Contra; against or in opposition to something
- Verlobung
- Engagement; formal agreement to marry someone
- Gitarre
- Guitar; stringed musical instrument
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