An Introduction to Reading Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

Have you ever considered reading Anna Karenina but find the idea daunting? This class will equip you with a few practical tips on how to tackle the characters and pace your reading. You’ll also learn the historic background of Tolstoy’s personal favourite novel.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Nabokov, Vladimir (1980), Lectures in Russian Literature. New York: Harvest. p. 137 (note). ISBN 015-649591-0
• Todd, William M. III (2003), Anna on the Installment Plan: Teaching Anna Karenina through the History of Its Serial Publication,
• Approaches to Teaching Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina", ed. Liza Knapp and Amy Mandeleker, New York: Modern Language Assoc. of America, p. 55.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Historical and literary context of the time of writing Anna Karenina
• Tips on how to tackle the reading: approaching the challenges like difficult characters’ names, tips on how pace your reading.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the historical and literary context of the time of writing Anna Karenina
2. Learn a few practical tips on how to tackle the reading: approaching the difficult character names, tips on how pace their reading.