This edition presents "The Grand Inquisitor" together with the preceding chapter, "Rebellion,"and the extended reply offered by Dostoevsky in the following sections, entitled "The RussianMonk." By showing how Dostoevsky frames the Grand Inquisitor story in the wider contextof the novel, this edition captures the subtlety and power of Dostoevsky's critique ofmodernity as well as his alternative vision of human fulfillment.