Vladimir Nabokov : The Russian Years /

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This first major critical biography of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the greatest of twentieth-century writers, finally allows us full access to the dramatic details of his life and the depths of his art. An intensely private man, Nabokov was uprooted first by the Russian Revolution and then by World War...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Brian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nabokov, Vladimir V.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovič > 1899-1977
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977.
Authors, Russian.
Authors, American.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
Écrivains russes > 20e siecle > Biographies.
Écrivains americains > 20e siecle > Biographies.
Authors, Russian > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Note on Dates
  • Introduction
  • PART Is RUSSIA
  • 1. Liberal Strains: The Pattern of the Past
  • 2. A World Awakening: St. Petersburg, 1899-1904
  • 3. First Revolution and First Duma: St. Petersburg, 1904-1906
  • 4. Butterflies: St. Petersburg, 1906-1910
  • 5. School: St. Petersburg, 1911-1914
  • 6. Lover and Poet: Petrograd, 1914-1917
  • 7. Foretaste of Exile: Crimea, 1917-1919
  • PART II: EUROPE
  • 8. Becoming Sirin: Cambridge, 1919-1922
  • 9. Regrouping: Berlin, 1922-1923
  • 10. Enter the Muse: Berlin, 1923-1925
  • 11. Scenes from Emigre Life: Berlin, 1925-1926
  • 12. Ideas Away: Berlin, 1927-1929
  • 13. Nabokov the Writer
  • 14. The Defense (Zashchita Luzhina)
  • 15. Negative and Positive: Berlin, 1929-1930
  • 16. Bright Desk, Dark World: Berlin, 1930-1932
  • 17. Distant Prospects: Berlin, 1932-1934
  • 18. Translation and Transformation: Berlin, 1934-1937
  • 19. On the Move: France, 1937
  • 20. The Gift (Dar)
  • 21. Destitute: France, 1938-1939
  • 22. Searching for an Exit: France, 1939-1940
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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