Imagining Nabokov : Russia between art and politics

Imagining Nabokov : Russia between art and politics / Nina L. Khrushcheva.

Nabokov's exile to the West allowed him to leave behind the hermetic culture of Russia and partake in the extreme openness of 20th-century America. This study finds that this resulted in his works reinterpreting the traditions of Russian fiction shifting the emphasis from personal misery to the...

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Main Author: Khrushcheva, Nina L., 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977 > Criticism and interpretation.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Politieke ontwikkeling.
Literature.
Rusland.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:Nabokov's exile to the West allowed him to leave behind the hermetic culture of Russia and partake in the extreme openness of 20th-century America. This study finds that this resulted in his works reinterpreting the traditions of Russian fiction shifting the emphasis from personal misery to the idea of forging one's own destiny.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 233 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233).
ISBN:9780300148244
0300148240
1282088459
9781282088450
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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