Notes From The Underground | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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- Notes from the Underground is a novel published by Dostoevsky in 1864. It remains as one of the most important works of existentialist literature. In this work Dostoevsky attempts to justify the existence of individual freedom as a necessary part of humankind.
The novel consists of two parts. The first one, titled simply “Underground” is told through an unnamed narrator, known as the Underground Man. This part serves as an introduction into the mind of the Underground Man. The second part of the novel is called "Apropos of the Wet Snow”, where he begins to recount his troubled past experiences when he was 24 years old. His inability to interact with other people causes his attempts to form relationships and participate in life to end in disaster and drives him deeper underground.
Notes from the Underground launches an attack on all ideologies of social progress which aspire to the elimination of suffering (which cannot be eradicated), solving one problem and directing our nature to become unhappy in other ways. It is a novel against Utilitarianism, Utopianism & Rational Egoism.
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⌛ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Part I. Underground
6:14 Part II. Apropos of the Wet Snow
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📝 Sources
- Notes from the Underground. Constance Garnett (Translator)
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*"Shower upon man every earthly blessing, drown him in a sea of happiness, so that nothing but bubbles of bliss can be seen on the surface... and even out of sheer ingratitude, sheer spite, man would play you some nasty trick."*
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Interesting, the mistranslation as "underground" instead of "crawlspace" gives me a new perspective for the book. Loving the content!
I found it very interesting as well. Thanks for the support!
@@Eternalised Im intrigued!!
Even though whenever we talk about Dostoevsky, we sorta feel this heavy and grim atmosohere such as in the video, I actually think his writing is humourus and witty, especially when his character argues for pages long. I can hear the small crackle when you talk about the overcoat part.
I did feel it has some humour as well! Mainly, I think to counterbalance the Underground Man's ("Crawlspacer") general attitude throughout the video. I think Dostoevsky does a good job balancing it out, although afterall the root of the message is quite allegorial and critical of his time.
Agree
Absolutely. I found myself laughing hysterically when reading NFTU. Especially the firs third
And I don't why, but I also find most of his work giving me hope and a sense of calmness, like in the case of Raskolnikov's, yes , he does go through a lot , but in the end he learns to live...
The narrative part of Notes from the Underground always give me a feeling of anxiety, especially during the dinner party.
So true. I don't particularly frequent parties often, they just don't make me feel good. I'm a sucker for a good beer and a conversation tho!
In my opinion, one of the best videos I’ve watched on UA-cam. I really love how Dostoyevsky is able to write, the complex thoughts of the Charakters, on paper.
Thanks a million! That means a lot to me. Dostoyevsky's characters are amazingly vivid and complex, almost more real than real!
this book definitely mirrored a great portion of his life, his boredom and curious in prison definitely drove the themes of this book
Superb analysis. Covered pretty much everything!!
Thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed it
this is amazing, I just remembered how good this book is!
Thank you so much for the uplifting words.
This channel deserves way more views. Keep up the great videos.
Oh my, this video made me really happy as this was my first novel that I read from Dostoyevsky.
Also ya excellently analysed/covered the novel man.
Thank you so much! It holds a dear place in my heart as well!
Just finished the book after listening to this video. What a difficult but enjoyable read
Everything covered in a very neat & simple way, loved it.
I love Dostoevskij!! Great content!!
I love your content. Besides the good analysis you also choose great music and paintings.
Thank you very much! :)
This is great! - and it pleases me well that it has only one unlike. People are acknowledging the deep truth of man's ironic attachment to distress in modern life. This work is more relevant than ever! Bravo!!!
Thanks a lot zantigar!
Bravo! What a video!
This is great, convinced me to read the novel! You deserve views, way more views. Thank you
Thanks a lot Redwan! I'm very happy you are going to pick up the book. An excellent read
found you from the comment section of pursuit of wonder and currently binging your videos, they're very helpful and well articulated!!
Hey thanks for checking out the channel! I appreciate the kind words as well. Welcome :D
Well done! Beautiful artwork, too!
Thank you very much!
Dostoevsky was super interesting, Im very happy you make videos of him since I definetly want to learn more about him and his works.
Also your videos are very simplistic and it formally explains everythin well in 10 minutes, very awsome job! Your videos just keep getting better, Great Video!! :)
Thank you so much! Your support and enthusiasm means a lot me.
You made me download the book, it's 2 am and I'll read it tomorrow. Your description sounds like my vicious circle I found myself now. Thank you so much
¡Magnífico resumen de las Memorias del Subsuelo!
Mil gracias! Me alegro que te haya gustado. Un abrazo!
Awesome. Please do more on books and thank you.🙏🙂🙂
Had no idea it was this deep. Definitely learned a lot about the book, I have to give it a reread. Great video!
Thank you! Glad you found it useful
Very well done!
Thank you very much!
The first time when I read this book ,I felt strangely drawn to fyodor dostoevsky and the underground man
I recommended this book to my friends but they complained that they didn't really understood his work and left it after reading few pages
I just wanted to aware everyone here that this generation is not admiring the great works and they are just wasting the precious moments of life in aimless scrolling on social media
It takes patience to read it, I just finished the book yesterday and after recollecting my thoughts I watched this video, tbh it was my first book ye my first book I ever read as I am 16y/o it took me 1/2 an year to read it but now I finally did, tbh at first I didn't like it as it was complex and seems to server no purpose but a monologue of a distressed man but as I moved forward with life and the book too I eventually get to know more about the nature of Underground man and the reasoning behind his extreme actions, he is basically an experiment rat of himself to whom he was exercising his ideals of Freedom or free will and let those actions run through which indeed proved to himself, it's a notes from an hyper conscious man or fly as he described himself which indeed goes to any Limits just to be him, which indeed we all are it's just no one likes to address that, the way he explained the joy in one's pain/toothache is the perfect example of it. All and all he is very complex character and definitely it takes time and patience to understand the Authors true intentions, but definitely I am looking forward to read more of his works....
Great review for a great book. You have my subscription now.
Thanks a lot! :)
Great video. It seems this was the only Dostoevsky book that Nietzsche read and he clearly fell in love with it.
I think I will try to read this book
I don't understand why his phrase "twice two is four" not highlighted by any critique, i presume, it is the boldest question he raised, striking right on one's freedom over rationalism or one's very existence.😅😅
Great video on a great book. Love your own extra insights and facts (mind blown with that crawlspace point that makes so much sense) I love this book though it's definitely an uncomfortable read. I really don't know how Dostoevsky had the nerve to write it it's so painful to read the Apropos and how he behaves with the old schoolfriends and the lady. It really hurts and I guess it's as he says he saw through the whole way what I couldn't even go half way towards
Thank you! Glad you found that part as mind-blowing as I did. It is an interesting read albeit uncomfortable, perhaps because I do sometimes find myself relating to some of the Underground (Crawl-space) Man's experience. Dostoevsky is truly a great psychologist!
@@Eternalised Absolutely. I think you're right it's that that aspect lives inside me and I actively avoid acting out (or even consciously finishing the thoughts of) those petty and cringy things he does. It's genius because of the nerve it takes to stare into that uncomfortable darkness of the soul and bring to light what most of us try so hard to hide or suppress. The truth is that this crawlspacer (as I'm going to call the underground man from now on!) bleeds into our lives unless we are fully aware of him and you've got me thinking how aware of mine I am....it's good shadow work if you think about it; the fact that the book is uncomfortable shows that it's on to something important
On point! Love the analogy with the Jungian shadow. It's so true.
Resentment is the primary underlying emotion.
Crawspace Man is here to save the day
I feel exactly like this man, what can I do?
Good analysis.
Thank you very much!
Where I can get pictures like these?
Same question, where i can get pictures like these?
@@rahardianputra757 where can i get pics like these
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Actually im curious what Translation do you use for Notes of the underground?
When reading this, I wondered if the woman was the one who left him the inheritance. Doubtful, but a funny thought nonetheless.
You ever catch my video on nihilism?
Im trying a thing where i emphasize it as not inherently pessimistic (trying to get people to use it less as such)
either way, great upload
Very interested in learning more, will check it out
My book translator says eat Gingerbread ...not cake not 🍰🍰🍰🍰
He's literally me. fr
sounds like a hip hop tape from the 90s
Just what I need, to find existentialism at 4am!!😎😎
Well History seems irrational, because we only know the history of conflicts and we know next to nothing about peace time since history pages are empty in those segments from the past which in most cases are the most rational where the peace and prosperity was thriving.
Absolutely. There are tons of conflicts compared to the enlightening ideas of history, maybe that's human nature. Perhaps "happier times" or Utopian societies are the root of the problem. Nowadays though, there have been much more peaceful and effective movements, although the Utopic dream is still there.
@@Eternalised It certainly is there and we might even lived it already who knows we only left with scraps of the massive puzzle so to put it together is next to impossible now we only can guess.
And now we have a huge chunk of society living as crawlspace people. Unable to fill the basic needs of connection with others or material stability. Where next modern man?
The underground meeeeen
This is me
I read this book as a comedy. Was it intentionally funny as a black comedy, illustrating the Underground Man's ridiculousness, or did I grossly miss the point?
I found it funny at times too. I think that was intentional, and most likely people would've found it very comedic when it was first published in 1864. However, now - seeing how society has developed with these Utopian ideologies, I think it's more allegorical.
Hey, I enjoy your content a lot, but sometimes I see you nearing an "edge" so to speak. Some of this sounds like it would be easy to take too far - like the concept of "learned helplessness." If suffering is seen as inevitable then a creature will eventually stop fighting its oppressors "people or otherwise." Sometimes it is all that CAN be done against certain oppressions, which Dostoevsky is wise to see, but often I think humans try to generalize ideas past their usefulness. Fighting for a better world is worth the struggle and I think that is very important to remember nowadays.
Yes I agree with you, if you take the concept too far then it implies people should just let their oppressors walk over them. This of course is not a solution to problems facing mankind. But you have to admit that some people, such as the Underground man, get a satisfaction from suffering to a degree (this is true more broadly in people). The person who enjoys BDSM doesnt actually want to be a slave for a master, but gets a kick out of feeling submitted to another person. I am not one to judge. I dont think its good to always think of the extreme example of something, its a but like reducing a political debate to talking about Hitler. But this is what I like about this channel, its that he is not taking it to the extreme example, but just exploring the nuance, sometimes backwards nature of the human condition.
The American neoconservative ideology derived from Dostoyevsky.
I only realize it now but there is so much American and Russians have income…this obsession whit ultimate freedom almost to a point of breaking regality itself
Late in 19th century when Russia was undergoing a tremendous transformation Dostoyevsky wrote this…Wich had a big impact on all of Europe especially on Germany where idea of conservatism and free William mutated into Nazism even stalinsim
Title is incorrect
The underground man could be just one type of a psychologically disordered person: a covert narcissist or a schizotypal personality disordered person.
I read this but didn't think much of it.
He's a bad co worker, employee and friend, and then gets up the hopes of a fallen woman only to be mean to her.
I mean, it was fine, but after listening to this, I'm confirmed in my feelings that it was kind of a blah-level story. A better one was "The Gambler," which was good enough, but not great.
If all you see is the surface of the story then sure, yeah it's not that good, but the thing is it's deeper than that. It's not really about his story, it's a character study, an analysis on a damaged man's psyche. Personally it blew my mind the first time I read it, the whole philosophical section was so awesome. It gave me some personal insight and led me on a journey of self exploration, discovery and growth. I guess it all comes down to different strokes for different folks.