Anna Karenina in our time : seeing more wisely /
"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 though...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2007]
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| Series: | Russian literature and thought.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | "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."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 263 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300185775 0300185774 |