Discourse and ideology in Nabokov's prose / edited by David H.J. Larmour.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larmour, David H. J. (David Henry James), 1959-

Series:

Studies in Russian and European literature ; v. 7.

Studies in Russian and European literature ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977--Criticism and interpretation.

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Physical Description:

ix, 176 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The prose writings of Vladimir Nabokov form one of the most intriguing oeuvres of the twentieth century. His novels, which include Despair, Lolita and Pale Fire, have been celebrated for their stylistic artistry, their formal complexity, and their unique treatment of themes of memory, exile, loss, and desire. This collection of essays offers readings of several novels as well as discussions of Nabokov's exchange of views about literature with Edmund Wilson, and his place in the 1960s and contemporary popular culture. The volume brings together a diverse group of Nabokovian readers, of widely divergent scholarly backgrounds, interests, and approaches. Together they shift the focus from the manipulative games of author and text to the restless and sometimes resistant reader, and suggest new ways of enjoying these endlessly fascinating texts.

Contents:

chapter INTRODUCTION

Collusion and collision / David H. J. Larmour

part Part I THE ARTIST AND IDEOLOGY

chapter 1 THE NABOKOV�WILSON DEBATE

Art versus social and moral responsibility / Galya Diment

chapter 2 TWO ORGAN-GRINDERS

Duality and discontent in Bend Sinister / Brian D. Walter

part PART I I Discourses of gender and sexuality

chapter 3 Okrylyonnyy Soglyadatay The winged eavesdropper:

Nabokov and Kuzmin / Galina Rylkova

chapter 4 GETTING ONE PAST THE GOALKEEPER

Sports and games in Glory / David H. J. Larmour

chapter 5 THE CREWCUT AS HOMOEROTIC DISCOURSE IN NABOKOV'S PALE FIRE / Paul Allen Miller

part Part III LOLITA

chapter 6 Seeing through Humbert: focussing on the feminist sympathy in Lolita

Focussing on the feminist sympathy in / Lolita Tony Moore

chapter 7 DISCOURSE, IDEOLOGY, AND HEGEMONY

The double dramas in and around Lolita / Elizabeth Patnoe

part PART I V Cultural contacts

chapter 8 NABOKOV AND THE SIXTIES / D. Barton Johnson

chapter 9 VLADIMIR NABOKOV AND POPULAR CULTURE / Suellen Stringer-Hye.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-172) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-44775-2

0-415-75388-0

1-134-44776-0

1-280-20206-8

0-203-21799-3

9780203217993

OCLC:

475878911