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One of the greatest “romances” ever written, Anna Karenina is judged by many to be an unprecedented masterpiece of not only Russian but world literature. We will explore the historical times during which it appeared and read, among other criticism, Vladimir Nabokov’s delightful take on the novel. The course will also examine the novel’s moral and ideological assumptions and how these reflected the author’s views as well as the culture and society around him.