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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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