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 470
... soul . Every observation , however insignificant , which showed that the judges saw at least a small part of what he saw in this picture , stirred him to the bottom of his soul . He always ascribed to his judges a greater depth of ...
... soul . Every observation , however insignificant , which showed that the judges saw at least a small part of what he saw in this picture , stirred him to the bottom of his soul . He always ascribed to his judges a greater depth of ...
Page 520
... soul . Alexei Alexandrovich , for his part , on returning home from Lydia Ivanovna's , was unable for the rest of the day to give himself to his usual occupations and find that peace of mind of a saved and believing man which he had ...
... soul . Alexei Alexandrovich , for his part , on returning home from Lydia Ivanovna's , was unable for the rest of the day to give himself to his usual occupations and find that peace of mind of a saved and believing man which he had ...
Page 526
... soul , it was dear to him , he protected it as the eyelid protects the eye , and did not let anyone into his soul without the key of love . His educators complained that he did not want to learn , yet his soul was overflowing with a ...
... soul , it was dear to him , he protected it as the eyelid protects the eye , and did not let anyone into his soul without the key of love . His educators complained that he did not want to learn , yet his soul was overflowing with a ...
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Alexei Alexandrovich already Anna answer asked began believe better brother called carriage coming conversation Countess Darya Alexandrovna dinner Dolly don't door dress especially everything expression eyes face feeling felt gave girl give glad glanced hand happened happy head heard heart horse husband impossible interested it's Kitty knew leave Levin listening live looking meaning meeting Moscow mother moved muzhiks never noticed once opened possible prince princess question remembered replied Russian seemed seen Sergei Ivanovich showed side sitting situation smile society soul speak standing Stepan Arkadyich steps stood stopped suddenly suffering talk tell there's thing thought told took trying turned understand understood voice Vronsky waiting walked wanted whole wife wish woman young