Anna Karénina (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1886
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Russia
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Pregnancy, Adultery, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
Characters Discussed
Anna Karénina (AH-nah kah-REH-nee-nah), Karénin’s beautiful, wayward wife. After meeting the handsome Count Vronsky, she falls completely in love with him, even though she realizes what the consequences of this act of infidelity may be. In spite of love for her child, she cannot give up Vronsky. Estranged from her husband, this unhappy woman, once so generous and respected, has an illegitimate child, runs off with Vronsky, and finally, when his love seems to wane, commits suicide by throwing herself in front of an approaching railway engine.
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