Pniniad : Vladimir Nabokov and Marc Szeftel /

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Galya Diment explores the complicated and fascinating relationship between Vladimir Nabokov and his Cornell colleague Marc Szeftel who, in the estimate of many, served as the prototype for the gentle protagonist of the novel Pnin. She offers astute comments on Nabokov's fictional process in cre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Diment, Galya
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977. > Pnin.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977 > Friends and associates.
Szeftel, Marc.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977
Szeftel, Marc
Nabokov, Vladimir V. > Pnin.
Nabokov, Vladimir V.
Cornell University > Biography.
Cornell University
Pnin (Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich)
Russian Americans > New York (State) > Ithaca > Biography.
College teachers > New York (State) > Ithaca > Biography.
Russians in literature.
Russes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
College teachers
Friendship
Russian Americans
Russians in literature
Pnin (Nabokov)
Emigranten.
Russen.
New York (State) > Ithaca
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Galya Diment explores the complicated and fascinating relationship between Vladimir Nabokov and his Cornell colleague Marc Szeftel who, in the estimate of many, served as the prototype for the gentle protagonist of the novel Pnin. She offers astute comments on Nabokov's fictional process in creating Timofey Pnin and addresses hotly debated questions and long-standing riddles in Pnin and its history. Pniniad - the epic of Pnin - begins with Szeftel's early life in Russia and ends with his years in Seattle at the University of Washington, turning pivotally upon the time when Szeftel's and Nabokov's lives intersected at Cornell. Nabokov apparently was both amused by and admiring of the innocence of his historian friend. Szeftel's feelings toward Nabokov were also mixed, ranging from intense disappointment over rebuffed attempts to collaborate with Nabokov on a scholarly study (of a medieval Russian epic) or to write about his work (Lolita), to persistent envy of Nabokov's success and an increasing wistfulness over his own sense of failure. A generous selection of relevant archival materials includes Szeftel's autobiographical writings, his talks and published essays relating to Nabokov, and his correspondence with Nabokov and Roman Jakobson.
Notas:"A McLellan book."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 202 pages, [8] pages of plates)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.
ISBN:9780295801087
0295801085

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