The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1
The Brothers Karamazov
I Fratelli Karamazov
Translated from the Russian of
Tradotto dal russo di
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
by Constance Garnett
da Constance Garnett
The Lowell Press
The Lowell Press
New York
New York
Contents
Indice
Part I
Parte I
Book I. The History Of A Family
Libro I. La Storia Di Una Famiglia
Chapter I. Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov
Capitolo I. Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov
Chapter II. He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son
Capitolo II. Si Sbarazza Del Suo Figlio Maggiore
Chapter III. The Second Marriage And The Second Family
Capitolo III. Il Secondo Matrimonio E La Seconda Famiglia
Chapter IV. The Third Son, Alyosha
Capitolo IV. Il Terzo Figlio, Alyosha
Chapter V. Elders
Capitolo V. Gli Anziani
Book II. An Unfortunate Gathering
Libro II. Un Raduno Sfortunato
Chapter I. They Arrive At The Monastery
Capitolo I. Arrivano Al Monastero
Chapter II. The Old Buffoon
Capitolo II. Il Vecchio Buffone
Chapter III. Peasant Women Who Have Faith
Capitolo III. Donne Contadine Che Hanno Fede
Chapter IV. A Lady Of Little Faith
Capitolo IV. Una Signora Di Poca Fede
Chapter V. So Be It! So Be It!
Capitolo V. Così Sia! Così Sia!
Chapter VI. Why Is Such A Man Alive?
Capitolo VI. Perché È Ancora Vivo Un Tale Uomo?
Chapter VII. A Young Man Bent On A Career
Capitolo VII. Un Giovane Deciso A Fare Carriera
Chapter VIII. The Scandalous Scene
Capitolo VIII. La Scena Scandalosa
Book III. The Sensualists
Libro III. I Sensuali
Chapter I. In The Servants' Quarters
Capitolo I. Nei Quartieri Della Servitù
Chapter II. Lizaveta
Capitolo II. Lizaveta
Chapter III. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Verse
Capitolo III. La Confessione Di Un Cuore Appassionato—In Versi
Chapter IV. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Anecdote
Capitolo IV. La Confessione Di Un Cuore Appassionato—In Aneddoto
Chapter V. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—"Heels Up"
Capitolo V. La Confessione Di Un Cuore Appassionato—«Gambe All'Aria»
Chapter VI. Smerdyakov
Capitolo VI. Smerdyakov
Chapter VII. The Controversy
Capitolo VII. La Controversia
Chapter VIII. Over The Brandy
Capitolo VIII. Davanti Al Brandy
Chapter IX. The Sensualists
Capitolo IX. I Sensuali
Chapter X. Both Together
Capitolo X. Tutti E Due Insieme
Chapter XI. Another Reputation Ruined
Capitolo XI. Un'Altra Reputazione Rovinata
Part II
Parte II
Book IV. Lacerations
Libro IV. Lacerazioni
Chapter I. Father Ferapont
Capitolo I. Padre Ferapont
Chapter II. At His Father's
Capitolo II. Da Suo Padre
Chapter III. A Meeting With The Schoolboys
Capitolo III. Un Incontro Con Gli Scolari
Chapter IV. At The Hohlakovs'
Capitolo IV. Dai Hohlakov
Chapter V. A Laceration In The Drawing-Room
Capitolo V. Una Lacerazione In Salotto
Chapter VI. A Laceration In The Cottage
Capitolo VI. Una Lacerazione Nella Casetta
Chapter VII. And In The Open Air
Capitolo VII. E All'Aria Aperta
Book V. Pro And Contra
Libro V. Pro E Contro
Chapter I. The Engagement
Capitolo I. Il Fidanzamento
Chapter II. Smerdyakov With A Guitar
Capitolo II. Smerdyakov Con Una Chitarra
Chapter III.
Capitolo III.
Vocabulary
- I
- i — Definite article plural masculine: the
- Fratelli
- fra-TEL-li — Brothers; male siblings
- Tradotto
- tra-DOT-to — Translated; past participle of tradurre
- dal
- dal — Contraction of da + il: from the
- russo
- RUS-so — Russian; relating to Russia or its language
- di
- di — Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
- da
- da — By; from; preposition of origin or agency
- Indice
- IN-di-che — Index; table of contents in a book
- Parte
- PAR-te — Part; section or division of a work
- Libro
- LI-bro — Book; also used to denote a major section
- La
- la — Definite article feminine singular: the
- Storia
- STO-rya — Story; history; narrative account of events
- Di
- di — Of; preposition indicating belonging or topic
- Una
- U-na — Indefinite article feminine singular: a, an
- Famiglia
- fa-MI-lya — Family; group of related people living together
- Capitolo
- ka-PI-to-lo — Chapter; numbered division within a book
- Si
- si — Reflexive pronoun: oneself; also yes in Italian
- Sbarazza
- sba-RAT-tsa — Gets rid of; frees oneself from something
- Del
- del — Contraction of di + il: of the
- Suo
- SU-o — His; her; possessive adjective third person singular
- Figlio
- FI-lyo — Son; male child of a parent
- Maggiore
- mad-JO-re — Older; greater; eldest among siblings
- Il
- il — Definite article masculine singular: the
- Secondo
- se-KON-do — Second; ordinal number following first
- Matrimonio
- ma-tri-MO-nyo — Marriage; legal union between two people
- E
- e — And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- Seconda
- se-KON-da — Second; feminine form of ordinal number secondo
- Terzo
- TER-tso — Third; ordinal number following second
- Gli
- lyi — Definite article masculine plural before vowels
- Anziani
- an-TSYA-ni — Elders; elderly people or senior monks
- Un
- un — Indefinite article masculine singular: a, an
- Raduno
- ra-DU-no — Gathering; assembly of people in one place
- Sfortunato
- sfor-tu-NA-to — Unfortunate; unlucky; not going well
- Arrivano
- ar-RI-va-no — They arrive; third person plural of arrivare
- Al
- al — Contraction of a + il: to the, at the
- Monastero
- mo-nas-TE-ro — Monastery; religious community building for monks
- Vecchio
- VEK-kyo — Old man; elderly person; adjective meaning old
- Buffone
- buf-FO-ne — Buffoon; clown; someone who acts foolishly
- Donne
- DON-ne — Women; plural of donna, adult female persons
- Contadine
- kon-ta-DI-ne — Peasant women; female farm workers of lower class
- Che
- ke — Who; that; which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- Hanno
- AN-no — They have; third person plural of avere
- Fede
- FE-de — Faith; religious belief or trust in something
- Signora
- si-NYO-ra — Lady; Mrs.; polite title for an adult woman
- Poca
- PO-ka — Little; few; small amount of something feminine
- Così
- ko-ZI — So; thus; in this way or manner
- Sia
- SI-a — Let it be; subjunctive of essere, third singular
- Perché
- per-KE — Why; because; question word or conjunction
- È
- e — Is; third person singular present of essere
- Ancora
- an-KO-ra — Still; yet; again; adverb of continuation
- Vivo
- VI-vo — Alive; living; not dead
- Tale
- TA-le — Such; such a; of that kind or type
- Uomo
- WO-mo — Man; adult male human being
- Giovane
- JO-va-ne — Young person; youth; adjective meaning young
- Deciso
- de-CHI-zo — Determined; decided; resolved to do something
- A
- a — To; at; preposition indicating direction or location
- Fare
- FA-re — To do; to make; common Italian infinitive verb
- Carriera
- kar-RYE-ra — Career; professional path or advancement in work
- Scena
- SHE-na — Scene; dramatic situation or episode in narrative
- Scandalosa
- skan-da-LO-za — Scandalous; shocking; causing public outrage or disgrace
- Sensuali
- sen-su-A-li — Sensual; relating to physical or carnal pleasure
- Nei
- nei — Contraction of in + i: in the, masculine plural
- Quartieri
- kwar-TYE-ri — Quarters; neighborhoods; sections of a building
- Della
- DEL-la — Contraction of di + la: of the, feminine singular
- Servitù
- ser-vi-TU — Servants; domestic staff; condition of servitude
- Confessione
- kon-fes-SYO-ne — Confession; admission of sins or secrets to someone
- Cuore
- KWO-re — Heart; the organ; also seat of emotion
- Appassionato
- ap-pas-syo-NA-to — Passionate; filled with intense emotion or feeling
- In
- in — In; inside; preposition of location or state
- Versi
- VER-si — Verses; lines of poetry; poetic compositions
- Aneddoto
- a-NED-do-to — Anecdote; short amusing or interesting story
- Gambe
- GAM-be — Legs; lower limbs of a human or animal
- All'Aria
- al-LA-rya — In the air; upside down; legs up expression
- Controversia
- kon-tro-VER-sya — Controversy; dispute; argument between opposing parties
- Davanti
- da-VAN-ti — In front of; before; facing something or someone
- Brandy
- BRAN-di — Brandy; distilled alcoholic spirit from fermented fruit
- Tutti
- TUT-ti — All; everyone; every one of them together
- Due
- DU-e — Two; the number two; both of them
- Insieme
- in-SYE-me — Together; at the same time or place
- Un'Altra
- un-AL-tra — Another; one more; a different feminine noun
- Reputazione
- re-pu-ta-TSYO-ne — Reputation; public opinion of a person's character
- Rovinata
- ro-vi-NA-ta — Ruined; destroyed; damaged beyond repair feminine form
- Lacerazioni
- la-che-ra-TSYO-ni — Lacerations; deep emotional wounds or physical tears
- Padre
- PA-dre — Father; male parent; also used for a priest
- Da
- da — From; by; since; preposition of origin or time
- Incontro
- in-KON-tro — Meeting; encounter between two or more people
- Con
- kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- Scolari
- sko-LA-ri — Schoolchildren; pupils; students attending school
- Dai
- dai — Contraction of da + i: from the, masculine plural
- Lacerazione
- la-che-ra-TSYO-ne — Laceration; deep wound or emotional tearing apart
- Salotto
- sa-LOT-to — Living room; drawing room; reception parlor
- Nella
- NEL-la — Contraction of in + la: in the, feminine singular
- Casetta
- ka-ZET-ta — Small house; cottage; diminutive of casa
- Aperta
- a-PER-ta — Open; unlocked; accessible; feminine form of aperto
- Pro
- pro — For; in favor of; pros in a debate
- Contro
- KON-tro — Against; opposed to; the cons in a debate
- Fidanzamento
- fi-dan-dza-MEN-to — Engagement; formal agreement to marry someone
- Chitarra
- ki-TAR-ra — Guitar; stringed musical instrument played by plucking
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