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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS |
| 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 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 fast (OCoLC)fst00067658 |
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Modernism (Literature) -- Europe
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European literature -- History and criticism
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Autobiographical memory in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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Autobiographical memory in literature.
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European literature.
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Modernism (Literature)
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Europe.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400820894 |
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1400820898 |
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