Anna Karénina (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1886
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- 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
Places Discussed
*Moscow. Traditional capital and largest city of Russia, in which the novel opens in the prosperous, comfortable home of Stepan Arkadievich Oblonsky, Anna’s brother. The whole household, including five children and a complex structure of servants, suffer from the turmoil caused by Oblonsky’s secret indiscretion with his children’s governess. Gradually Tolstoy portrays other families and their households, showing their beliefs, life styles, and consequently the level of harmony and happiness or the lack of it.
*St. Petersburg. Capital of Imperial...
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