Surprised by Shame
Martinsen, Deborah A.![Surprised by Shame](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/453/45387887/CHSBZCOP0345387887.jpg)
In Surprised by Shame, Deborah A. Martinsen combines shame studies and literary criticism. She begins with a discussion of shame dynamics, including the tendency of those who witness shame to feel shame themselves. Because Dostoevsky identified shame as a fundamental source of lying, Martinsen focuses on scenes when liars are exposed. She argues that by making readers witness such scandal scenes, Dostoevsky surprises them with shame, thereby c...