Analysis. Anna gives a servant a note to Vronsky, telling him that she is to blame and asking him to come back. She goes to the nursery and, in her confusion, is startled to see Annie instead of Seryozha. Anna waits for Vronsky to return, her frenzy mounting; she decides to fix her hair, and when she looks in the mirror, she doesnât recognize
Analysis. Countess Lydia calls on Karenin and offers herself as a confidant. Karenin is clearly in grief. She offers many trite pieces of mystical Christian advice. Lydia tells Seryozha that his father is a saint and that his mother is dead. Lydia offers to manage Kareninâs household affairs, but the real one who ends up doing everything is Leo Tolstoy. Penguin UK, Dec 31, 2002 - Fiction - 837 pages. Now the subject of a major new film adaptation from director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is translated by award-winning duo Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky in Penguin Classics.Starring Keira Knightley (A Dangerous Method) as AnnaLeo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) was a Russian aristocrat, who is considered as one of the most prominent and significant authors of realism (and overall) of all times. Plot The story starts with the introduction of the heroine of the novel, Anna Karenina, who travels to Moscow to mediate in the marriage of her brother Stiva and Dolly
Anna Karenina takes place against the backdrop of liberal reforms introduced by Emperor Alexander II in the 1860s. These reforms included rapid growth of industry, building of railroads, introduction of local government in the form of the zemstvo, military reforms, and a freer press. Throughout the novel, there is a growing tension betweenâŠ.Leo Tolstoy at age 20, c. 1848. Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana, a family estate 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Tula, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Moscow. He was the fourth of five children of Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy (1794â1837), a veteran of the Patriotic War of 1812, and Princess Mariya Tolstaya (nĂ©e Volkonskaya; 1790
Part 1, Chapter 1 Quotes. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 1. Cite this Quote. Explanation and Analysis: Unlock explanations and citation info for this and every other Anna Karenina quote. Plus so much more Get LitCharts A +. snygC51.