Anna Karénina (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Principal Characters: Anna Karénina, Alexei Karénin, Count Vronsky, Stepan Oblonsky, Kitty Shtcherbatsky, Konstantine Levin
- 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
The Story:
Anna Karénina, the sister of Stepan Oblonsky, came to Moscow in an attempt to patch up a quarrel between her brother and his wife, Dolly. There she met the handsome young Count Vronsky, who was rumored to be in love with Dolly’s younger sister, Kitty. Konstantine Levin, of an old Muscovite family, was also in love with Kitty, and his visit to Moscow coincided with Anna’s. Kitty refused Levin, but to her chagrin she received no proposal from the count. Indeed, Vronsky had no intention of proposing to Kitty. His heart went out to Anna the first time he laid eyes...
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