Vladimir Nabokov and the art of play

Vladimir Nabokov and the art of play / Thomas Karshan.

In a 1925 speech, Nabokov declared that 'everything in the world plays', including 'love, nature, the arts and domestic puns.' Thomas Karshan draws on early writings and archival material to argue that play is Nabokov's signature theme, and that his novels form one of the mo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karshan, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977 > Criticism and interpretation.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1899-1977
Play in literature.
Literature.
Play in literature
Languages & Literatures.
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages & Literatures.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:In a 1925 speech, Nabokov declared that 'everything in the world plays', including 'love, nature, the arts and domestic puns.' Thomas Karshan draws on early writings and archival material to argue that play is Nabokov's signature theme, and that his novels form one of the most sophisticated treatments of play ever achieved.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 269 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191725333
0191725331
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

Similar Items