Eucatastrophe is such a fascinating term. It is true what you say: that Tolkien does not conceive it as a merely narrative device. One could think of Eucatastrophe as a fundamental internal orientation of a story. It points to Hope, which in turn points to Christ. I consider Dostoyevski to be a masterful teller of Eucatastrophic stories, in spite of the childish nihilistic perception people have built on him. Crime and Punishment is one of the best examples.
I find Alyosha's speech to Ilyusha's friends at the Epilogue of Dostoyevski's Brothers Karamazov to be one of the most obvious points were eucatastrophic story-telling is present in his work. You can find it in chapter 3 of the Epilogue.
Eucatastrophe is such a fascinating term. It is true what you say: that Tolkien does not conceive it as a merely narrative device. One could think of Eucatastrophe as a fundamental internal orientation of a story. It points to Hope, which in turn points to Christ. I consider Dostoyevski to be a masterful teller of Eucatastrophic stories, in spite of the childish nihilistic perception people have built on him. Crime and Punishment is one of the best examples.
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I find Alyosha's speech to Ilyusha's friends at the Epilogue of Dostoyevski's Brothers Karamazov to be one of the most obvious points were eucatastrophic story-telling is present in his work. You can find it in chapter 3 of the Epilogue.
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