«Anna Karenina» in Our Time

Yale University Press

2007

xx, 263 p.

Bibliogr.: p. 235-243

9780300100709

Contents: Tolstoy and the Twenty-first century ; Dolly and Stiva : prosaic good and evil ; Anna ; Levin

In this invigorating new assessment of Anna Karenina, Gary Saul Morson overturns traditional interpretations of the classic novel and shows why readers have misunderstood Tolstoy's characters and intentions. Morson argues that Tolstoy's ideas are far more radical than has been thought. His masterpiece challenges deeply held conceptions of romantic love, the process of social reform, modernization, and the nature of good and evil. By investigating the ethical, philosophical, and social issues with which Tolstoy grappled, Morson finds in Anna Karenina powerful connections with the concerns of today. He proposes that Tolstoy's effort to see the world more wisely can deeply inform our own search for wisdom in the present day.

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