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ISBN:
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9785389049352 |
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Publisher:
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Эксмо |
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Publication date:
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2022
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Pages:
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864
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Cover:
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Hard
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Product dimensions:
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5’’(w) x 8”(h) x1”(d)
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About the Book
Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is widely regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of world literature, offering a vast panorama of late 19th-century Russian life. The plot centers on the tragic story of Anna Karenina, a married high-society lady whose consuming passion for the brilliant officer Count Alexei Vronsky destroys her marriage, her social standing, and, ultimately, her life. In stark contrast to Anna’s destructive love, Tolstoy presents the spiritual and deeply fulfilling relationship between Konstantin Levin and Kitty Shcherbatskaya, embodying his own ideals of family happiness.
Key Themes and Highlights:
- Deep Psychological Realism: Tolstoy dissects the human soul with clinical precision, masterfully capturing the birth of love, the agony of jealousy, shame, and despair.
- Individual vs. Society: A searing critique of the hypocritical high-society elite, which easily forgives hidden affairs but ruthlessly ostracizes those who choose truth over pretense.
- An Encyclopedia of the Era: The novel offers a rich historical canvas, detailing the lifestyle of the nobility, peasant labor, political debates, legal reforms, and the rise of industrialization in Russia.
