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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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