Nabokov : The Mystery of Literary Structures

Nabokov The Mystery of Literary Structures

Vladimir Nabokov described the literature course he taught at Cornell as "a kind of detective investigation of the mystery of literary structures." Leona Toker here pursues a similar investigation of the enigmatic structures of Nabokov's own fiction. According to Toker, most previous...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Toker, Leona (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 1989
1989.
Materias:
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977 > Criticism and interpretation.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century .
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426989506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pnin: The Quest That Overrides the Goal
  • 3. Mary: "Without Any Passport"
  • 4. King, Queen, Knave, or Lust under the Linden
  • 5. The Defense: Secret Asymmetries
  • 6. Glory: "Good Example of How Metaphysics Can Fool You"
  • 7. Laughter in the Dark: Guinea Pigs and Galley Slaves
  • 8 . Invitation to a Beheading: "Nameless Existence, Intangible Substance"
  • 9. The Gift: Models of Infinity
  • 10. Bend Sinister: The "Inner" Problem
  • 11. "Reader! Bruder!": Broodings on the Rhetoric of Lolita
  • 12 . Conclusion
  • Bibliography of Works Cited
  • Index

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