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Anna Karenina : Illustrated
Leo Tolstoy’s psychological novel Anna Karenina follows the life of the enchanting and rebellious Anna who seeks to break free from the shackles of society. Set in late 19th century Russia, Anna is portrayed as an ideal, cultivated aristocratic wife, mother and model for women alike.
Although at first glance she seems to have it all in life, Anna yearns for love and affection- something her cold diplomatic husband cannot provide. She grows discontent of their loveless relationship, and is tired of the façade she has been putting up in order to sustain a positive social image. A chance encounter with the charming and irresistibly handsome Vronsky sparks Anna’s desire for love and consequently results in her entering the waters of infidelity. However, the honey moon stage of their relationship comes to an end, and things take an unsuspected turn of events, as the inescapable consequences of their affair come to surface. Scorn, exile, jealousy, isolation and suspicion are just some of the issues Anna must face in day to day life. Similarly her acquaintance, Levin, who is an independent and somewhat social misfit, is also struggling to find his place in society as he neither identifies himself as an intellectual, bureaucrat, rebel, nor socialite. He too is on the hunt for the promised fruits of life and individual happiness. His up and down union with Kitty and their inconsistent feelings towards each other acts as a contrast to the evolving relationship between Vronsky and Anna.
Tolstoy’s classic depicts a clash between individual fulfillment and a respectable place in society. Despite remaining consistent in their search for happiness and self gratification, none of the characters are immune to the inevitable obstacles life can cruelly serve up. The clarification of mankind’s inexhaustible question on the true meaning of life, and the individual perception of happiness between the characters are what make Anna Karenina such a captivating novel. Its story of passion, adultery, betrayal, and self-discovery leaves readers mesmerized long after its conclusion.Leo Tolstoy’s psychological novel Anna Karenina follows the life of the enchanting and rebellious Anna who seeks to break free from the shackles of society. Set in late 19th century Russia, Anna is portrayed as an ideal, cultivated aristocratic wife, mother and model for women alike.
Although at first glance she seems to have it all in life, Anna yearns for love and affection- something her cold diplomatic husband cannot provide. She grows discontent of their loveless relationship, and is tired of the façade she has been putting up in order to sustain a positive social image. A chance encounter with the charming and irresistibly handsome Vronsky sparks Anna’s desire for love and consequently results in her entering the waters of infidelity. However, the honey moon stage of their relationship comes to an end, and things take an unsuspected turn of events, as the inescapable consequences of their affair come to surface. Scorn, exile, jealousy, isolation and suspicion are just some of the issues Anna must face in day to day life. Similarly her acquaintance, Levin, who is an independent and somewhat social misfit, is also struggling to find his place in society as he neither identifies himself as an intellectual, bureaucrat, rebel, nor socialite. He too is on the hunt for the promised fruits of life and individual happiness. His up and down union with Kitty and their inconsistent feelings towards each other acts as a contrast to the evolving relationship between Vronsky and Anna.
Although at first glance she seems to have it all in life, Anna yearns for love and affection- something her cold diplomatic husband cannot provide. She grows discontent of their loveless relationship, and is tired of the façade she has been putting up in order to sustain a positive social image. A chance encounter with the charming and irresistibly handsome Vronsky sparks Anna’s desire for love and consequently results in her entering the waters of infidelity. However, the honey moon stage of their relationship comes to an end, and things take an unsuspected turn of events, as the inescapable consequences of their affair come to surface. Scorn, exile, jealousy, isolation and suspicion are just some of the issues Anna must face in day to day life. Similarly her acquaintance, Levin, who is an independent and somewhat social misfit, is also struggling to find his place in society as he neither identifies himself as an intellectual, bureaucrat, rebel, nor socialite. He too is on the hunt for the promised fruits of life and individual happiness. His up and down union with Kitty and their inconsistent feelings towards each other acts as a contrast to the evolving relationship between Vronsky and Anna.
Tolstoy’s classic depicts a clash between individual fulfillment and a respectable place in society. Despite remaining consistent in their search for happiness and self gratification, none of the characters are immune to the inevitable obstacles life can cruelly serve up. The clarification of mankind’s inexhaustible question on the true meaning of life, and the individual perception of happiness between the characters are what make Anna Karenina such a captivating novel. Its story of passion, adultery, betrayal, and self-discovery leaves readers mesmerized long after its conclusion.Leo Tolstoy’s psychological novel Anna Karenina follows the life of the enchanting and rebellious Anna who seeks to break free from the shackles of society. Set in late 19th century Russia, Anna is portrayed as an ideal, cultivated aristocratic wife, mother and model for women alike.
Although at first glance she seems to have it all in life, Anna yearns for love and affection- something her cold diplomatic husband cannot provide. She grows discontent of their loveless relationship, and is tired of the façade she has been putting up in order to sustain a positive social image. A chance encounter with the charming and irresistibly handsome Vronsky sparks Anna’s desire for love and consequently results in her entering the waters of infidelity. However, the honey moon stage of their relationship comes to an end, and things take an unsuspected turn of events, as the inescapable consequences of their affair come to surface. Scorn, exile, jealousy, isolation and suspicion are just some of the issues Anna must face in day to day life. Similarly her acquaintance, Levin, who is an independent and somewhat social misfit, is also struggling to find his place in society as he neither identifies himself as an intellectual, bureaucrat, rebel, nor socialite. He too is on the hunt for the promised fruits of life and individual happiness. His up and down union with Kitty and their inconsistent feelings towards each other acts as a contrast to the evolving relationship between Vronsky and Anna.
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Published July 5, 2022
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November 21, 2024
Una novela que merecía una lectura conjunta para poder compartir cada línea, cada drama, cada introspección a las que el autor nos llevó.
Anna Karenina es una de las novelas más conocidas de la literatura mundial, pero quizás, una de las que más se teme leer.
Puedo concluir que es una obra que describe impecablemente la posición de la mujer en el siglo XIX, un profundo análisis de la sociedad rusa y sobre todo, el autor logra meternos en la tormenta de una mente depresiva, y nos cierra también con una bella reflexión existencial.
Anna Karenina es una de las novelas más conocidas de la literatura mundial, pero quizás, una de las que más se teme leer.
Puedo concluir que es una obra que describe impecablemente la posición de la mujer en el siglo XIX, un profundo análisis de la sociedad rusa y sobre todo, el autor logra meternos en la tormenta de una mente depresiva, y nos cierra también con una bella reflexión existencial.
August 22, 2025
Anna Karenina, volum 1, a 20-a din 2025 si PRIMA de la Lev Tolstoi, geniu.
Cartea incepe cu un adulter!
Printul Stepan Arkadici Oblonski isi inselase sotia (mama a celor 5 copii, dar care nu avea calitati deosebite) cu guvernanta.
Si regreta…ca fusese prins!
Era foarte placut in societate, era director de instituie si avea relatii cu toti cei din lumea buna, stiind sa se poarte cuviincios si politicos si cu cei de rang inferior.
Stepan o cheama pe Anna Karenina, sora lui, pentru a-l ajuta cu sotia care voia sa divorteze.
Vronski era un tanar ofiter in armata imperiala rusa cu mare trecere in randul domnisoarelor din societate, care facea parte din nobilime. El este primul care o intampina pe Anna in oras pentru ca fusese colega de tren cu mama lui.
Anna era si ea, la randul ei, foarte placuta in societate, fiind extraordinar de frumoasa, de cel mai inalt rang pe scara sociala (sotia unui inalt demnitar), plina de viata, foarte inteligenta.
Ii impaca pe soti de la o singura discutie cu sotia ofensata, stiind unde si cum sa insiste pentru a o face sa il ierte pe Stepan.
Anna se gandea mereu la Serioja, baietelul ei de 8 ani, fiind prima oara cand il lasa acasa singur.
Vronski se indragosteste nebuneste de Anna, care devine scopul vietii lui.
Anna isi da seama de “primejdia” in care se afla cand vrea sa il vada zilnic, se duce in cercurile in care este si el si nu il poate goni, fiindca…ati ghicit, este si ea indragostita de el!
Mai exista o poveste secundara de dragoste intre Levin, un mosier foarte apropiat de munca pamantului, care iubea sa faca asta si Kitty, sora sotiei lui Stepan.😁
Kitty il refuza pe Levin initial cu cererea de casatorie pentru a fi cu Vronski, care nu o mai vede decat pe Anna si nu o mai vrea pe Kitty.
Are sens?😁
Sotul Annei isi da seama ca Anna s-a schimbat, dar de fiecare data cand cauta o explicatie de la dansa, ea nu raspunde nimic concret, chiar e mirata de nedumeririle sotului.
Dupa un an de la prima intalnire, Anna si Vronski ajung pe divan…Vronski simtindu-se ca un criminal si Anna simtind ca nu mai are nimic pe lume in afara de el, amandoi ingroziti, rusinati si…BUCUROSI.
Anna ii spune sotului ca il uraste si ca il iubeste doar pe Vronski.
Sotul Annei se gandeste la solutia perfecta pentru el, fara mila fata de Anna, pentru a fi bine vazut in societate.
Anna ramane chiar gravida cu Vronski si ii spune tanarului ofiter.
Vronski, dupa ce Anna i s-a dat cu totul si definitiv, a inceput sa ii vada defectele, gelozia, s-a ingrasat, s-a “ofilit ca o floare frumoasa rupta”, parca nu o mai iubeste asa mult, dar isi da seama ca e legat pe viata de ea.
Levin cu Kitty se reintalnesc, mai maturi si, totusi, ce discutie copilareasca, savuroasa au, inedita de-a dreptul, una dintre cele mai intime si frumoase cereri in casatorie citita/vazuta vreodata!!! M-a lasat cu o stare foarte buna citind aceste cateva pagini, sunt vesel.😁
Anna naste fetita lui Vronski si pleaca in strainatate cu el, fara a fi divortata de sotul ei.
Cartea incepe cu un adulter!
Printul Stepan Arkadici Oblonski isi inselase sotia (mama a celor 5 copii, dar care nu avea calitati deosebite) cu guvernanta.
Si regreta…ca fusese prins!
Era foarte placut in societate, era director de instituie si avea relatii cu toti cei din lumea buna, stiind sa se poarte cuviincios si politicos si cu cei de rang inferior.
Stepan o cheama pe Anna Karenina, sora lui, pentru a-l ajuta cu sotia care voia sa divorteze.
Vronski era un tanar ofiter in armata imperiala rusa cu mare trecere in randul domnisoarelor din societate, care facea parte din nobilime. El este primul care o intampina pe Anna in oras pentru ca fusese colega de tren cu mama lui.
Anna era si ea, la randul ei, foarte placuta in societate, fiind extraordinar de frumoasa, de cel mai inalt rang pe scara sociala (sotia unui inalt demnitar), plina de viata, foarte inteligenta.
Ii impaca pe soti de la o singura discutie cu sotia ofensata, stiind unde si cum sa insiste pentru a o face sa il ierte pe Stepan.
Anna se gandea mereu la Serioja, baietelul ei de 8 ani, fiind prima oara cand il lasa acasa singur.
Vronski se indragosteste nebuneste de Anna, care devine scopul vietii lui.
Anna isi da seama de “primejdia” in care se afla cand vrea sa il vada zilnic, se duce in cercurile in care este si el si nu il poate goni, fiindca…ati ghicit, este si ea indragostita de el!
Mai exista o poveste secundara de dragoste intre Levin, un mosier foarte apropiat de munca pamantului, care iubea sa faca asta si Kitty, sora sotiei lui Stepan.😁
Kitty il refuza pe Levin initial cu cererea de casatorie pentru a fi cu Vronski, care nu o mai vede decat pe Anna si nu o mai vrea pe Kitty.
Are sens?😁
Sotul Annei isi da seama ca Anna s-a schimbat, dar de fiecare data cand cauta o explicatie de la dansa, ea nu raspunde nimic concret, chiar e mirata de nedumeririle sotului.
Dupa un an de la prima intalnire, Anna si Vronski ajung pe divan…Vronski simtindu-se ca un criminal si Anna simtind ca nu mai are nimic pe lume in afara de el, amandoi ingroziti, rusinati si…BUCUROSI.
Anna ii spune sotului ca il uraste si ca il iubeste doar pe Vronski.
Sotul Annei se gandeste la solutia perfecta pentru el, fara mila fata de Anna, pentru a fi bine vazut in societate.
Anna ramane chiar gravida cu Vronski si ii spune tanarului ofiter.
Vronski, dupa ce Anna i s-a dat cu totul si definitiv, a inceput sa ii vada defectele, gelozia, s-a ingrasat, s-a “ofilit ca o floare frumoasa rupta”, parca nu o mai iubeste asa mult, dar isi da seama ca e legat pe viata de ea.
Levin cu Kitty se reintalnesc, mai maturi si, totusi, ce discutie copilareasca, savuroasa au, inedita de-a dreptul, una dintre cele mai intime si frumoase cereri in casatorie citita/vazuta vreodata!!! M-a lasat cu o stare foarte buna citind aceste cateva pagini, sunt vesel.😁
Anna naste fetita lui Vronski si pleaca in strainatate cu el, fara a fi divortata de sotul ei.
February 15, 2025
Descubrí que me encantó la novela realista: el nivel de detalles es impresionante, no siempre te describe todo, pero logra que te des cuenta de la información. La maestría de la escritura y profundidad de los personajes me obsesionó: Anna y Lievin son de lo mejor que he leído. Increíble que una novela escrita hace casi 150 años sea tan relevante.
La dicotomía es fundamental: campo/ ciudad, mujer buena/mujer perdida, dientes/manos.
La lectura guiada con José Carlo Rodrigo fue excelente. Él y los excelentes aportes de los participantes me permitieron comprender a profundidad temas que hubiera pasado por alto.
La dicotomía es fundamental: campo/ ciudad, mujer buena/mujer perdida, dientes/manos.
La lectura guiada con José Carlo Rodrigo fue excelente. Él y los excelentes aportes de los participantes me permitieron comprender a profundidad temas que hubiera pasado por alto.
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April 17, 2024
"Si hay tantas opiniones como cabezas, también se encontrarán tantas maneras de amar como corazones".
"Tenía, pues, que distraer sus penas con el sueño de la vida".
"No es culpa mía si Dios me ha hecho así; necesito respirar y amar".
"Tenía, pues, que distraer sus penas con el sueño de la vida".
"No es culpa mía si Dios me ha hecho así; necesito respirar y amar".
December 13, 2024
Interesante historia, muy ejemplificador de la época, la historia principal me pareció algo sosa, más me interesó el desarrollo del personaje de Lievin y Kiti, lindas reflexiones sobre el amor y sobre el trabajo y las clases sociales.
July 6, 2025
Una novela elegante y profunda, gracias a Lev Tolstoi por crear tal obra maestra. Gracias por escribir a personajes tan humanos y darnos la capacidad de quererlos y despreciarlos al mismo tiempo, por todas las crisis y cuestionamientos, por los desenlaces y por esa forma de escribir tan directa y bella.
Sin dudas Anna Karenina es una joyita que todos debieran leer, y en verdad no tengo mucho más que agregar porque creo que casi todos sabemos lo importante que es esta novela.
aquí alguien que lo explica mejor que yo, sin duda un maestro que ama la literatura https://youtu.be/CwJ5GNQjPSU?si=S8Ck_...
Sin dudas Anna Karenina es una joyita que todos debieran leer, y en verdad no tengo mucho más que agregar porque creo que casi todos sabemos lo importante que es esta novela.
aquí alguien que lo explica mejor que yo, sin duda un maestro que ama la literatura https://youtu.be/CwJ5GNQjPSU?si=S8Ck_...
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