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Re:On Fyodor Dostoevsky’s the Brothers Karamazov by taneq on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:42AM (#36940411)
> These sorts of characters might not have been cliche in the 19th Century, but they certainly are today.

It's interesting how older works that were new and special at the time start looking generic and derivative decades later after inspiring a bunch of now-common tropes. Lord of the Rings if published today would be generic derivative fantasy because it has elves, dwarves (with a 'v'), halflings etc. and generally is just imitating Lord of the Rings.

Re:On Fyodor Dostoevsky’s the Brothers Karamazov by burnished on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:08AM (#36940576)
You ever read Borge's "Pierre Menard Author of the Quixote"? If not you really should, short and sweet (approx 15 pages IIRC)