| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Note on Transliteration""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Jurisprudence""; ""2. Politics""; ""3. Literature""; ""4. Painting, Theater, and Music""; ""5. Lepidoptera, Chess, and Sports""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix 1: V.D. Nabokov, â#x80;#x9C;The Kishinev Bloodbathâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""Appendix 2: V.D. Nabokov, â#x80;#x9C;Soviet Rule and Russiaâ#x80;#x99;s Futureâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""Appendix 3: Vladimir Nabokov, â#x80;#x9C;What Faith Means to a Resisting Peopleâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""Appendix 4: Vladimir Nabokov, â#x80;#x9C;About Operaâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""Bibliography"" |
| Summary |
"In The Tender Friendship and the Charm of Perfect Accord, Gavriel Shapiro contends that Vladimir Nabokov's worldview and verbal artistry cannot be fully understood without first understanding the relationship between the writer and his father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, the distinguished jurist and prominent statesman at the turn of the 20th century, who at the same time was a great connoisseur of literature, painting, theater, and music; a passionate lepidopterist; an enthusiastic chess player; and an avid athlete. Although Nabokov experts have long noted the importance of this relationship, this is the very first book-length study on this crucial subject. In this book, Shapiro explores the unique nature of their bond, which Nabokov characterized as that of the "tender friendship" marked by the "charm of our perfect accord," particularly exceptional when compared to numerous father-and-son relationships in Russian and Western European literature of the 19th and 20th centuries"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nabokov, Vladimir, 1869-1922 -- Family
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 -- Family
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| SUBJECT |
Nabokov, Vladimir, 1869-1922 fast |
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 fast |
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Fathers and sons -- Russia -- Biography
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Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Biography
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Authors, Russian
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Families
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Fathers and sons
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Languages & Literatures.
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Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages & Literatures.
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Russia
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013035569 |
| ISBN |
9780472029891 |
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0472029894 |
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1306585120 |
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9781306585125 |
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