Both Uses of
theme
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Yet, 'tis not for her foot I dread— A theme for Pushkin's muse more fit— It's not her foot, it is her head: I tremble for her loss of wit!†
Chpt 11 *
- At this moment in his speech he went off into a dissertation on Grushenka's "first lover," and brought forward several interesting thoughts on this theme.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(theme as in: theme of the novel) a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done -- especially in a literary or artistic work