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 305
... woman who had given him her love , and he loved her ; therefore she was a woman worthy of equal and even greater respect than a lawful wife . He would have let his hand be cut off sooner than allow himself a word or a hint that might ...
... woman who had given him her love , and he loved her ; therefore she was a woman worthy of equal and even greater respect than a lawful wife . He would have let his hand be cut off sooner than allow himself a word or a hint that might ...
Page 337
... woman with an infant at her breast and asked her where she had been . She said : " To the wise woman , because a shriek - hag has got into the child , so I took him to be treated . " I asked how the wise woman treats the shriek - hag ...
... woman with an infant at her breast and asked her where she had been . She said : " To the wise woman , because a shriek - hag has got into the child , so I took him to be treated . " I asked how the wise woman treats the shriek - hag ...
Page 358
... woman cannot forget that ? ' she said , becoming increasingly angry and thereby betraying the cause of her vexation . ' Especially a woman who cannot know your life . What do I know ? What did I know ? ' she said . ' Only what you tell ...
... woman cannot forget that ? ' she said , becoming increasingly angry and thereby betraying the cause of her vexation . ' Especially a woman who cannot know your life . What do I know ? What did I know ? ' she said . ' Only what you tell ...
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