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On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the libertarian mind : what the Russian-American odd pair can tell us about some values, myths and manias widely held most dear /

On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the Libertarian Mind not only conjoins two seemingly divergent authors but also takes on the larger picture of libertarian trends and ideologies. These timely topics further intermingle with Bell-Villada's own conflicted relationship - personal, cultural, satirical, lit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Bell-Villada, Gene H., 1941-
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Temas:	Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977 > Criticism and interpretation. Rand, Ayn > Criticism and interpretation. Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977. Rand, Ayn. Libertarianism. C 1900. Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers. Social & political philosophy. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism. Instructional and educational works.
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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The pairing
On the big books they wrote
On the odd pair's growth and development
On their immigration stories
On what they each stood for
On their ways of knowing
On their literary loves and hates
On the matter of thinkers, revisited
On determinism vs. being self-made, like Mr. Bounderby and others
On politics and society
On their Russian side
On their nasty side
On their respective legacies
On the libertarian mind
On guns, flood victims, Libertarians, Orwelliana, my father, and me
Appendix A: An Introduction to Nabokov's Speak, Memory / by Louis Begley
Appendix B: My encounters with Libertarians.

On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the libertarian mind : what the Russian-American odd pair can tell us about some values, myths and manias widely held most dear /

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