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The story centers on an extramarital affair between Anna and a dashing cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky on one hand and between Dolly Oblonskaya and her husband, Stiva, on the other hand. Dolly’s husband is having an affair with governess; while Anna, the wife of the St. Petersburg government official Karenin, strays away and starts living with Vronsky. Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin, twenty years Anna’s senior, refuses to give divorce to Anna. Anna meets with social disgrace and is spurned for her wayward ways. The social circles of Saint Petersburg compel the young lovers to live in seclusion. And the plot further unravels the complexity in the relationship between the various couples, their ideologies, faith, belief, ambition and moral and social compulsions.
Anna Karenina beguiles and intrigues its readers and keeps them filled with a mixture of emotions and an insatiable urge to be a part of the world that unfolds the twists and turns of intertwined human lives. The novel depicts a world full of surprises and fascinates through its changing human sentiments and thoughts. The characters are memorable and palpably human. The outward manifestations of social disapproval that is evident at that age is still to be experienced even if in lesser degrees. Thus, the plot remains inexplicably topical. Anna meets with a tragic fate in the end. In her desperation, she throws herself under a train and dies.
Anna Karenina encourages us to see and accept the truth. It teaches us to read what lies beneath the garb of a composed self, to delve deeper to understand people better. This novel belongs to the genre of literary realism, and we can classify it to be one of the best examples of this literary genre. The novel is a true and accurate depiction of each individual playing their part in the story and mirrors the social reality accurately. It adheres to all the primary characteristics of literary realism.
The story centers on an extramarital affair between Anna and a dashing cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky on one hand and between Dolly Oblonskaya and her husband, Stiva, on the other hand. Dolly’s husband is having an affair with governess; while Anna, the wife of the St. Petersburg government official Karenin, strays away and starts living with Vronsky. Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin, twenty years Anna’s senior, refuses to give divorce to Anna. Anna meets with social disgrace and is spurned for her wayward ways. The social circles of Saint Petersburg compel the young lovers to live in seclusion. And the plot further unravels the complexity in the relationship between the various couples, their ideologies, faith, belief, ambition and moral and social compulsions.
Anna Karenina beguiles and intrigues its readers and keeps them filled with a mixture of emotions and an insatiable urge to be a part of the world that unfolds the twists and turns of intertwined human lives. The novel depicts a world full of surprises and fascinates through its changing human sentiments and thoughts. The characters are memorable and palpably human. The outward manifestations of social disapproval that is evident at that age is still to be experienced even if in lesser degrees. Thus, the plot remains inexplicably topical. Anna meets with a tragic fate in the end. In her desperation, she throws herself under a train and dies.
Anna Karenina encourages us to see and accept the truth. It teaches us to read what lies beneath the garb of a composed self, to delve deeper to understand people better. This novel belongs to the genre of literary realism, and we can classify it to be one of the best examples of this literary genre. The novel is a true and accurate depiction of each individual playing their part in the story and mirrors the social reality accurately. It adheres to all the primary characteristics of literary realism.
Leo Tolstoy, the Russian author with his full name Lev Nikolayevich, Graf (count) Tolstoy, was born in 1828, in the Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province of the Russian Empire. A master of realistic fiction, Leo Tolstoy is also often spelled as Tolstoi. Tolstoy goes down into the history of mankind for his two exemplary works that he is best known for. These are also two of his longest works, namely, War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77). These novels are among the finest and most popular novels ever written in the history of English literature.
The extraordinary quality that pervades Tolstoy’s work is that his imagination was never daunted or limited. His genius and creative mind has helped him find a way into the masses, and even melted all language barriers. The world drawn by him is immensely large, and his characters have their own life and their own ways and encompasses a huge and diverse kaleidoscopic culture, thoughts, ideas and mannerisms. His novels are intensely realistic. His works oscillate between scepticism and dogmatism and he patiently explores the most diverse approaches to human experience.
Tolstoy’s uncannily realistic portrayal of the contemporary Russian society mingles with his rich narrative and dynamic characters and creates a mesmerizing web of deeper sense of realization and philosophical reflection. Tolstoy’s observational powers overwhelm the readers and he never misses to record even the slightest details of a movement of change in consciousness. His writings are embodiments of nature and vitality.
He had lost his mother at a very young age and was under the guardianship of his grandmother briefly before being shifted under the care of aunt Aleksandra in 1841 and then aunt Kazan. His first published work, Detstvo written in 1852, is a fictional and nostalgic account of his early days. Tolstoy kept on recording his life’s events in the form of diaries throughout his life with some brief interruptions, and therefore he is one of the most documented writers in the literary world.
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Anna Karenina
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Leo Tolstoy
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First published in 1877 by The Russian Messenger
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About the Author
Leo Tolstoy, the Russian author with his full name Lev Nikolayevich, Graf (count) Tolstoy, was born in 1828, in the Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province of the Russian Empire. A master of realistic fiction, Leo Tolstoy is also often spelled as Tolstoi. Tolstoy goes down into the history of mankind for his two exemplary works that he is best known for. These are also two of his longest works, namely, War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77). These novels are among the finest and most popular novels ever written in the history of English literature.
The extraordinary quality that pervades Tolstoy’s work is that his imagination was never daunted or limited. His genius and creative mind has helped him find a way into the masses, and even melted all language barriers. The world drawn by him is immensely large, and his characters have their own life and their own ways and encompasses a huge and diverse kaleidoscopic culture, thoughts, ideas and mannerisms. His novels are intensely realistic. His works oscillate between scepticism and dogmatism and he patiently explores the most diverse approaches to human experience.
Tolstoy’s uncannily realistic portrayal of the contemporary Russian society mingles with his rich narrative and dynamic characters and creates a mesmerizing web of deeper sense of realization and philosophical reflection. Tolstoy’s observational powers overwhelm the readers and he never misses to record even the slightest details of a movement of change in consciousness. His writings are embodiments of nature and vitality.
He had lost his mother at a very young age and was under the guardianship of his grandmother briefly before being shifted under the care of aunt Aleksandra in 1841 and then aunt Kazan. His first published work, Detstvo written in 1852, is a fictional and nostalgic account of his early days. Tolstoy kept on recording his life’s events in the form of diaries throughout his life with some brief interruptions, and therefore he is one of the most documented writers in the literary world.
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The story centers on an extramarital affair between Anna and a dashing cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky on one hand and between Dolly Oblonskaya and her husband, Stiva, on the other hand. Dolly’s husband is having an affair with governess; while Anna, the wife of the St. Petersburg government official Karenin, strays away and starts living with Vronsky. Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin, twenty years Anna’s senior, refuses to give divorce to Anna. Anna meets with social disgrace and is spurned for her wayward ways. The social circles of Saint Petersburg compel the young lovers to live in seclusion. And the plot further unravels the complexity in the relationship between the various couples, their ideologies, faith, belief, ambition and moral and social compulsions.
Anna Karenina beguiles and intrigues its readers and keeps them filled with a mixture of emotions and an insatiable urge to be a part of the world that unfolds the twists and turns of intertwined human lives. The novel depicts a world full of surprises and fascinates through its changing human sentiments and thoughts. The characters are memorable and palpably human. The outward manifestations of social disapproval that is evident at that age is still to be experienced even if in lesser degrees. Thus, the plot remains inexplicably topical. Anna meets with a tragic fate in the end. In her desperation, she throws herself under a train and dies.
Anna Karenina encourages us to see and accept the truth. It teaches us to read what lies beneath the garb of a composed self, to delve deeper to understand people better. This novel belongs to the genre of literary realism, and we can classify it to be one of the best examples of this literary genre. The novel is a true and accurate depiction of each individual playing their part in the story and mirrors the social reality accurately. It adheres to all the primary characteristics of literary realism.
