The Garland Companion To Vladimir Nabokov

Author : Vladimir E. Alexandrov
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136601570
Total Pages : 849 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Garland Companion to Vladimir Nabokov written by Vladimir E. Alexandrov and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. This companion constitutes a virtual encyclopaedia of Nabokov, and occupies a unique niche in scholarship about him. Articles on individual works by Nabokov, including his short stories and poetry, provide a brief survey of critical reactions and detailed analyses from diverse vantage points. For anyone interested in Nabokov, from scholars to readers who love his works, this is an ideal guide. Its chronology of Nabokov's life and works, bibliographies of primary and secondary works, and a detailed index make it easy to find reliable information any aspect of Nabokov's rich legacy.

Author : Julian W. Connolly
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810112711
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading written by Julian W. Connolly and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude", an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.

Author : Barbara Wyllie
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861897286
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vladimir Nabokov written by Barbara Wyllie and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for his deeply controversial 1955 novel, Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) is celebrated as one of the most distinctive literary stylists of the twentieth century. In Vladimir Nabokov, Barbara Wyllie presents a comprehensive account of the life and works of the writer, from his childhood and earliest stories in pre-revolutionary Russia, to The Original of Laura—a novel written almost entirely on index cards published for the first time in 2009, perhaps against Nabokov’s wishes. This literary biography investigates the author’s poetry and prose, in both Russian and English, and examines the relationship between Nabokov’s extraordinary erudition and the themes that recur throughout his works. His expertise as a specialist in butterflies complemented his wide knowledge of Russian and Western European culture, philosophy, and history, and informed the themes of transformation and transcendence that dominate his work. Wyllie traces his lifelong preoccupations with time, memory, and mortality across both his Russian and English works, and she illuminates his distinctive through detailed analysis of his major novels. Wyllie assesses his poetry and prose style alongside Nabokov’s own autobiography, letters, and critical writings—as well as the only recently-published The Original of Laura—in order to create a complete and updated picture of the writer in the context of his works. Vladimir Nabokov presents a fascinating portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most eclectic, prolific, and controversial authors. It is an essential read for fans of Nabokov and scholars of twentieth century English and Russian literature.

Author : Ben Dhooge
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004352872
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vladimir Nabokov’s Lectures on Literature written by Ben Dhooge and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays focus on Nabokov's lectures on European and Russian literature at American universities, and shed new light on the relationship of his views on aesthetics to the development of his own oeuvre.

Author : Duncan White
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191081884
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nabokov and his Books written by Duncan White and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of the Second World War Vladimir Nabokov stood on the brink of losing everything all over again. The reputation he had built as the pre-eminent Russian novelist in exile was imperilled. In Nabokov and his Books, Duncan White shows how Nabokov went to America and not only reinvented himself as an American writer but also used the success of Lolita to rescue those Russian books that had been threatened by obscurity. Using previously unpublished and neglected material, White tells the story of Nabokov the professional writer and how he sought to balance his late modernist aesthetics with the demands of a booming American literary marketplace. As Nabokov's reputation grew so he took greater and greater control of how his books were produced, making the material form of the book—including forewords, blurbs, covers—part of the novel. In his later novels, including Pale Fire, Ada, and Transparent Things, the idea of the novelist losing control of his work became the subject of the novels themselves. These plots were replicated in Nabokov's own biography, as he discovered his inability to control the forces the market success of Lolita had unleashed. With new insights into Nabokov's life and work, this book reconceptualises the way we think about one of the most important and influential novelists of the twentieth century.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410360237
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Vladimir Nabokov's "That In Aleppo Once..." written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Vladimir Nabokov's "That In Aleppo Once...," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Julian W. Connolly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139827126
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov written by Julian W. Connolly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vladimir Nabokov held the unique distinction of being one of the most important writers of the twentieth century in two separate languages, Russian and English. Known for his verbal mastery and bold plots, Nabokov fashioned a literary legacy that continues to grow in significance. This 2005 volume offers a concise and informative introduction into the author's fascinating creative world. Specially commissioned essays by distinguished scholars illuminate numerous facets of the writer's legacy, from his early contributions as a poet and short-story writer to his dazzling achievements as one of the most original novelists of the twentieth century. Topics receiving fresh coverage include Nabokov's narrative strategies, the evolution of his world-view, and his relationship to the literary and cultural currents of his day. The volume also contains valuable supplementary material such as a chronology of the writer's life and a guide to further critical reading.

Author : Lisa Zunshine
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135658773
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nabokov at the Limits written by Lisa Zunshine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eleven contributors to this volume investigate the connections between Nabokov's output and the fields of painting, music, and ballet.

Author : Gavriel Shapiro
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472119184
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tender Friendship and the Charm of Perfect Accord written by Gavriel Shapiro and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A careful and intimate study on the ways Nabokov’s world perception and fictional universe were influenced by his father

Author : Timothy Parrish
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107495725
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Novelists written by Timothy Parrish and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion examines the full range and vigor of the American novel. From the American exceptionalism of James Fenimore Cooper to the apocalyptic post-Americanism of Cormac McCarthy, these newly commissioned essays from leading scholars and critics chronicle the major aesthetic innovations that have shaped the American novel over the past two centuries. The essays evaluate the work, life and legacy of influential American novelists including Melville, Twain, James, Wharton, Cather, Faulkner, Ellison, Pynchon and Morrison, while situating them within the context of their literary predecessors and successors. The volume also highlights less familiar, though equally significant writers such as Theodore Dreiser and Djuna Barnes, providing a balanced and wide-ranging survey of use to students, teachers and general readers of American literature.