A "Labyrinth of Linkages" in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina /

The renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy created a realistic masterpiece in Anna Karenina (1878). In the same work, moreover, he utilized allegory and symbol to an extent and at a level of sophistication unknown in his other works. In Browning's study, the author identifies and analyzes previous...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Browning, Gary L. (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]
Series:Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • AUTHOR'S NOTE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter 1. Symbolism: The Train Ride
  • Chapter 2. Symbolism: The Muzhik (Peasant)
  • Chapter 3. Allegory: The Steeplechase Participantsts
  • Chapter 4. Allegory: The Steeplechase's Recurring Motifs
  • Chapter 5. Comparison of Early and Final Drafts Containing the Steeplechase Allegory and the Muzhik Symbol
  • CONCLUSION
  • SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX