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Style is matter : the moral art of Vladimir Nabokov /
"Focusing on Lolita but also addressing other major works (especially Speak, Memory and Pale Fire), the author asks whether the work of this writer whom many find cruel contains a moral message and, if so, why that message is so artfully concealed. Style Is Matter places Nabokov's work onc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Focusing on Lolita but also addressing other major works (especially Speak, Memory and Pale Fire), the author asks whether the work of this writer whom many find cruel contains a moral message and, if so, why that message is so artfully concealed. Style Is Matter places Nabokov's work once and for all into dialogue with some of the most basic issues concerning the ethics of writing and of reading itself." "De la Durantaye argues that Humbert's narrative confession artfully seduces the reader into complicity with his dark fantasies and even darker acts until the very end, where he expresses his bitter regret for what he has done. In this sense, Lolita becomes a study in the danger of art, the artist's responsibility to the real world, and the perils and pitfalls of reading itself. De la Durantaye also draws on Nabokov's nonfiction writings to explore his belief that all genuine art is deceptive-as is nature itself Through de la Durantaye's writing, we see that Nabokov learned valuable lessons in mimicry and camouflage from the intricate patterns of the butterflies he adored."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801468520 0801468523 |