Hardcore Literature

Ep 27 - Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)

Apr 9, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Personal Immersion With Anna Karenina

  • Benjamin recounts rereading and teaching Anna Karenina repeatedly during late 2020 into 2021.
  • He describes owning many translations and a primary teaching copy that is falling apart from use.
INSIGHT

Great Books Mature With The Reader

  • Tolstoy's Anna Karenina rewards repeated rereading because the novel matures with the reader.
  • A great book gives new meaning at different ages rather than fading with time.
ADVICE

Use A Guided Reading Plan

  • Join the Hardcore Literature Book Club to access deep-dive video lectures and a paced reading plan for Anna Karenina.
  • Use the club's timestamps, homework and discussion to read the novel across eight weeks.
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