A Karenina Companion Contributor(s): Turner, C. J. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889202257 ISBN-13: 9780889202252 Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 1993 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: 891.733 |
LCCN: 94142161 |
Physical Information: 228 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Although Anna Karenina has been described as "the European novel" by Frank Leavis, the geographical setting of the novel and, increasingly, its temporal and cultural setting, render it a foreign novel to most readers. A Karenina Companion offers a wealth of information, including a great deal that has previously not been available in English, for the scholarly and literary appreciation of this great novel. Chapter 1 is a biographical introduction and Chapter 2 an examination of the way in which the novel was composed. In Chapter 3 the author brings together Tolstoi's own substantial comments on his work. Chapter 4 adduces the main differences between the latest edition of the text and what has been the standard edition for over 50 years. Chapter 5 outlines what Tolstoi was reading as he was writing the novel. The final chapter provides a survey of significant secondary literature, with English-language works listed in appendices. A Karenina Companion will facilitate both the reading and understanding of the novel by English speakers and the writing of informed and reliable critical appreciations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Turner, C. J. G.: - C.J.G. Turner teaches Russian at the University of British Columbia. He has also written a critical study of Lermontov's novel A Hero of Our Time. |
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