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Although Anna Karenina has been described as “the European novel” by Frank Leavis, the geographical setting of the novel and, increasingly, its temporal and cultural setting, render it a foreign novel to most readers. A Karenina Companion offers a wealth of information, including a great deal that has previously not been available in English, for the scholarly and literary appreciation of this great novel.

Chapter 1 is a biographical introduction and Chapter 2 an examination of the way in which the novel was composed. In Chapter 3 the author brings together Tolstoi’s own substantial comments on his work. Chapter 4 adduces the main differences between the latest edition of the text and what has been the standard edition for over 50 years. Chapter 5 outlines what Tolstoi was reading as he was writing the novel. The final chapter provides a survey of significant secondary literature, with English-language works listed in appendices.

A Karenina Companion will facilitate both the reading and understanding of the novel by English speakers and the writing of informed and reliable critical appreciations.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. p. v
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. 1. Tolstoi's Life between the Completion of War and Peace and the Completion of Anna Karenina
  2. pp. 1-12
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  1. 2. The Drafts for Anna Karenina
  2. pp. 13-36
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  1. 3. Tolstoi about Anna Karenina
  2. pp. 37-52
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  1. 4. A Recent Edition of Anna Karenina and its New Readings
  2. pp. 53-98
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  1. 5. Tolstoi's Reading, 1869-77
  2. pp. 99-122
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  1. 6. Notes to the English Text of Anna Karenina
  2. pp. 123-186
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  1. 7. A Survey of Criticism and Scholarship
  2. pp. 187-204
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  1. Appendix 1. English-Language Works Cited in Chapter 7
  2. pp. 205-208
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  1. Appendix 2. English-Language Bibliography since 1979
  2. pp. 209-214
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 215-220
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