Nabokov's Art of Memory and European Modernism

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Despite Vladimir Nabokov's hostility toward literary labels, he clearly recognized his own place in cultural history. In a fresh approach stressing Nabokov's European context, John Foster shows how this writer's art of memory intersects with early twentieth-century modernism. Tracing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foster, John Burt, Jr
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977 > Criticism and interpretation.
Modernism (Literature)
European literature.
Autobiographical memory in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Memoire episodique dans la litterature.
Litterature europeenne > Histoire et critique.
Modernisme (Litterature) > Europe.
European literature > History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature) > Europe.
Europe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Despite Vladimir Nabokov's hostility toward literary labels, he clearly recognized his own place in cultural history. In a fresh approach stressing Nabokov's European context, John Foster shows how this writer's art of memory intersects with early twentieth-century modernism. Tracing his interests in temporal perspective and the mnemonic image, in intertextual "reminiscences," and in individuality amid cultural multiplicity, the book begins with such early Russian novels as Mary, then treats his emerging art of memory from Laughter in the Dark to The Gift. After discussing the author's cultura.
Physical Description:1 online resource (284 pages).
ISBN:9781400820894

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