Category: Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy born on August 28, 1828. He was a Russian writer, and he was also the author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina which are two of his most well-known works. The Death of Ivan Ilych begins with Ivans death and the news of Ivans death spread around to his friends and co-workers.…

ABCs The Critic’s Luke Buckmaster states that one of the reasons Anna Karenina still a relevant text today are the key themes and key messages of infidelity, yearning for love and broken relationships which are never going to fall out of relevance. One of the great virtues of the adaption of Anna Karenina’s The Beautiful…

Analysis of Europe after the Rain II and Travelling Woman At the turn of the twentieth century, artists began experimenting with different mediums of art attempting to represent the world they lived in through abstract presentations. This was exemplified in many different social and political movements which spanned across the world. Many of the movements…

Screen adaptations of literary works have always been a popular film genre throughout the world and some of the greatest films have been based on famous literary pieces, most commonly novels. The most common debates or discussions that could have been occurred during that were about the notions of a specificity and fidelity. Specificity is…

In Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy’s novel of conflicted romances, Vronsky, Karenin, and Anna tries to break free from the social atmosphere of the 1800’s Russia to attain a love that is not accepted by the public. Things considered normal by society turn into a way of life, and those who do not accept these rules…

Leo Tolstoys Anna Karenina realistically portrays a socially and psychologically incarcerated female protagonist in her marriage in 19th century Russia. Although she ends her marriage, she forces herself into a seemingly loving relationship with Vronsky, her lover. However, the relationship of Anna Karenina and Vronsky showcases the polarization between the distinct gender roles in society.…

Is Anna Entirely To Blame For Her Death? It may be easy to point the finger at Anna for the cause of her own death. Yes, she did make the choice to commit adultery. She had the choice to not be in an affair with Vronsky. But, she is not one hundred percent to blame…

INTRODUCTION TO AUTHOR Leo Tolstoy is a critically acclaimed Russian novelist who dared to go against the contemporary orthodox ideas of his time in his quest for truth. He was a realist who didnt believe in conventional norms of romanticization of literature which was prevalent in his time. He believed that painting a rosy picture…

Anna Karenina is one of Leo Tolstoy’s most famous novels, it begins with a phrase that became an aphorism: ‘All happy families resemble one another each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way’. This is a book that vividly depicts the eternal values of love, family, faith, and human dignity. In the book, Anna…