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Anna Karenina and Others: Tolstoys Labyrinth of Plots
Liza Knapp
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Description for Anna Karenina and Others: Tolstoys Labyrinth of Plots
Hardcover. Knapp reads Anna Karenina with other texts, including ones that strongly influenced Tolstoy, to illuminate his understanding of the interconnectedness of human lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
With its complex structure, Anna Karenina places special demands on readers who must follow multiple plotlines and discern their hidden linkages. In her well-conceived and jargon-free analysis, Liza Knapp offers a fresh approach to understanding how the novel is constructed, how it creates patterns of meaning, and why it is much more than Tolstoy’s version of an adultery story.
Knapp provides a series of readings of Anna Karenina that draw on other works that were critical to Tolstoy’s understanding of the interconnectedness of human lives. Among the texts she considers are The Scarlet Letter, a novel of adultery with ... Read more
With its complex structure, Anna Karenina places special demands on readers who must follow multiple plotlines and discern their hidden linkages. In her well-conceived and jargon-free analysis, Liza Knapp offers a fresh approach to understanding how the novel is constructed, how it creates patterns of meaning, and why it is much more than Tolstoy’s version of an adultery story.
Knapp provides a series of readings of Anna Karenina that draw on other works that were critical to Tolstoy’s understanding of the interconnectedness of human lives. Among the texts she considers are The Scarlet Letter, a novel of adultery with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299307905
SKU
V9780299307905
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Reviews for Anna Karenina and Others: Tolstoys Labyrinth of Plots
“Makes an invaluable contribution to Tolstoy studies and the theory of the novel. Knapp's comparative readings highlight biographical, philosophical, religious, and literary roots of the 'hidden labyrinth of linkages' that connect the two plots of Anna Karenina." - Elizabeth Cheresh Allen, Bryn Mawr College “Knapp shows how material details . . . are woven through the different plots of ... Read more