Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Oxford World's Classics)

One of the greatest novels ever written, Anna Karenina sets the impossible and destructive triangle of Anna, her husband Karenin and her lover Vronsky against the marriage of Levin and Kitty, illuminating the most important questions that face humanity. This second edition uses the acclaimed Louise and Aylmer Maude translation and offers a new introduction and notes providing completely up-to-date perspectives on Tolstoy's classic work.

For over 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text and up-to-date bibliographies for further study.

This book is featured on The Book Club with Michael Knowles, PragerU's show dedicated to the great books of Western civilization. In this episode, Michael Knowles is joined by Inez Stepman, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women's Forum, for a deep dive into fidelity, marriage and betrayal, and what happens when love and happiness are pursued above duty and virtue.

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Own this Oxford World's Classics edition of Tolstoy's masterwork, and discover why his portrait of love pursued without virtue still resonates nearly 150 years later.