The Dismantling of Hierarchy and the Defense of Social Class in Anna Karenina.

Since the publication of Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina, critics have periodically objected to Tolstoy's defense of aristocratic privilege in the character of Konstantin Levin. These critiques, however, have rarely been performed with reference to the literary fabric of Tolstoy's text, that is, his '...

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Published in:	Russian Review Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 646 - 663
Main Author:	DE SHERBININ, JULIE W.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2011
Subjects:	Anna Karenina (Book : Tolstoy) Karenina, Anna (Fictional character) Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 Social classes in literature Social hierarchies
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