Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
The prose writings of Vladimir Nabokov form one of the most intriguing oeuvres of the twentieth century. His novels, which include Despair, Lolita and Pale Fire, have been celebrated for their stylistic artistry, their formal complexity, and their unique thematic treatment of memory, exile, loss, and desire. This collection of essays offers readings of several novels, discussions of Nabokov's exchange of views about literature with Edmund Wilson, as well as a general examination of his place in the 1960s and contemporary popular culture. The volume brings together a diverse group of Nabokovian readers, of widely divergent scholarly backgrounds, interests, and approaches. Together they shift the focus from the manipulative games of author and text, to the restless and sometimes resistant reader, and suggest new ways of enjoying these endlessly fascinating texts.Synopsis
The prose writings of Vladimir Nabokov form one of the most intriguing oeuvres of the twentieth century. His novels, which include Despair, Lolita and Pale Fire, have been celebrated for their stylistic artistry, their formal complexity, and their unique thematic treatment of memory, exile, loss, and desire. This collection of essays offers readings of several novels, discussions of Nabokov's exchange of views about literature with Edmund Wilson, as well as a general examination of his place in the 1960s and contemporary popular culture. The volume brings together a diverse group of Nabokovian readers, of widely divergent scholarly backgrounds, interests, and approaches. Together they shift the focus from the manipulative games of author and text, to the restless and sometimes resistant reader, and suggest new ways of enjoying these endlessly fascinating texts.