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 239
... heart , of that yearning which makes a man choose one out of all the countless paths in life presented to him and desire that one alone . The more he knew his brother , the more he noticed that Sergei Ivanovich and many other workers ...
... heart , of that yearning which makes a man choose one out of all the countless paths in life presented to him and desire that one alone . The more he knew his brother , the more he noticed that Sergei Ivanovich and many other workers ...
Page 270
... heart doesn't speak . . . ' ' No , her heart speaks , but consider : you men have your eye on a girl , you visit the house , you make friends , you watch , you wait to see if you're going to find what you love , and then , once you're ...
... heart doesn't speak . . . ' ' No , her heart speaks , but consider : you men have your eye on a girl , you visit the house , you make friends , you watch , you wait to see if you're going to find what you love , and then , once you're ...
Page 518
... heart ? I see his father's heart in him , and with such a heart a child cannot be bad , ' Countess Lydia Ivanovna said rapturously . ' Yes , perhaps ... As for me , I am fulfilling my duty . That is all I can do . ' ' You shall come to ...
... heart ? I see his father's heart in him , and with such a heart a child cannot be bad , ' Countess Lydia Ivanovna said rapturously . ' Yes , perhaps ... As for me , I am fulfilling my duty . That is all I can do . ' ' You shall come to ...
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