Anna KareninaAnna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. While previous versions have softened the robust, and sometimes shocking, quality of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This award-winning team's authoritative edition also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable, this Anna Karenina will be the definitive text for generations to come. |
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Page 458
... happy as she did . They were happy listening to the reading of the epistle and to the roll of the protodeacon's voice at the last verse , awaited with such impatience by the public outside . They were happy drinking the warm red wine ...
... happy as she did . They were happy listening to the reading of the epistle and to the roll of the protodeacon's voice at the last verse , awaited with such impatience by the public outside . They were happy drinking the warm red wine ...
Page 560
... happy . ' ' You envy him for being unable to fall in love ? ' ' I envy him for being better than I am , ' said Levin , smiling . ' He doesn't live for himself . His whole life is subordinated to duty . And therefore he can be calm and ...
... happy . ' ' You envy him for being unable to fall in love ? ' ' I envy him for being better than I am , ' said Levin , smiling . ' He doesn't live for himself . His whole life is subordinated to duty . And therefore he can be calm and ...
Page 626
... happy and at peace . I can see that Anna is happy , perfectly happy , she's already had time to tell me so , ' Darya Alexandrovna said , smiling ; and now , as she said it , she involuntarily doubted whether Anna was indeed happy . But ...
... happy and at peace . I can see that Anna is happy , perfectly happy , she's already had time to tell me so , ' Darya Alexandrovna said , smiling ; and now , as she said it , she involuntarily doubted whether Anna was indeed happy . But ...
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