This critical text examines the ways in which Vladimir Nabokov, one of the twentieth century's great writers, structured his works to encapsulate his metaphysical beliefs. It draws examples from Nabokov's novels, stories and nonfiction, revealing a startling consistency in his beliefs over the course of his career, even as the structure of his novels increased in complexity. At the heart of his work is a profound respect for what's missing, for unsolvable riddles, for questions even at the expense of answers. Nabokov's techniques--from wordplay to plotlines--reveal an enduring reverence for permanent mystery.…mehr
This critical text examines the ways in which Vladimir Nabokov, one of the twentieth century's great writers, structured his works to encapsulate his metaphysical beliefs. It draws examples from Nabokov's novels, stories and nonfiction, revealing a startling consistency in his beliefs over the course of his career, even as the structure of his novels increased in complexity. At the heart of his work is a profound respect for what's missing, for unsolvable riddles, for questions even at the expense of answers. Nabokov's techniques--from wordplay to plotlines--reveal an enduring reverence for permanent mystery.
David S. Rutledge teaches English at the University of New Orleans in Louisiana. He has published scholarly works on Nabokov and Dickinson and has edited two anthologies about New Orleans.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Live Source of the Cliché 2. Time Frames 3. The Return Structure 4. The Metaphysics of Mistakes 5. The Problem of Biography 6. This Side 7. The Otherworldly Role of Water 8. Nabokov's Originals 9. The Metaphysics of the Zig-Zag 10. The Authorial Role 11. The Indivisible Pearl 12. Merging Souls, Inviolate Lives: Nabokov's Problematic Beyond 13. The Teleological Potential of Words 14. Not Quilty: The Problem of Persecution Mania 15. Ascending Structures 162i 16. The Conjurer's Rented Rabbit 17. The Metaphysics of Imagination Chapter Notes Works Cited Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Live Source of the Cliché 2. Time Frames 3. The Return Structure 4. The Metaphysics of Mistakes 5. The Problem of Biography 6. This Side 7. The Otherworldly Role of Water 8. Nabokov's Originals 9. The Metaphysics of the Zig-Zag 10. The Authorial Role 11. The Indivisible Pearl 12. Merging Souls, Inviolate Lives: Nabokov's Problematic Beyond 13. The Teleological Potential of Words 14. Not Quilty: The Problem of Persecution Mania 15. Ascending Structures 162i 16. The Conjurer's Rented Rabbit 17. The Metaphysics of Imagination Chapter Notes Works Cited Index
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