Anna Karenina

Love... it means too much to me, far more than you can understand.At its simplest, Anna Karenina is a love story. It is a portrait of a beautiful and intelligent woman whose passionate love for a handsome officer sweeps aside all other ties - to her marriage and to the network of relationships and moral values that bind the society around her. The love affair of Anna and Vronsky is played out alongside the developing romance of Kitty and Levin, and in the character of Levin, closely based on Tolstoy himself, the search for happiness takes on a deeper philosophical significance.One of the greatest novels ever written, Anna Karenina combines penetrating psychological insight with an encyclopedic depiction of Russian life in the 1870s. The novel takes us from high society St Petersburg to the threshing fields on Levin's estate, with unforgettable scenes at a Moscow ballroom, the skating rink, a race course, a railway station. It creates an intricate labyrinth of connections that is profoundly satisfying, and deeply moving.Rosamund Bartlett's translation conveys Tolstoy's precision of meaning and emotional accuracy in an English version that is highly readable and stylistically faithful. Like her acclaimed biography of Tolstoy, it is vivid, nuanced, and compelling.Find the eBook on VitalSource.FeaturesA major translation of Tolstoy's enduring classic, by the author of the acclaimed biography Tolstoy: A Russian Life (Profile, 2010)The translation captures with unparalleled accuracy Tolstoy's style, meaning, and emotion. It is based on the best Russian text available, and enhanced by meticulous researchThe introduction and notes are informed by Bartlett's intimate knowledge of Tolstoy's life, the contexts in which he wrote, and insight into his literary artistry and achievementsIncludes a note on the translation, select bibliography, chronology of Tolstoy's life, list of characters, and guide to pronunciationABOUT THE SERIESFor over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.