The Tender Friendship and the Charm of Perfect Accord : Nabokov and His Father / Gavriel Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shapiro, Gavriel.

Contributor:

Project Muse, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nabokov, Vladimir, 1869-1922--Family.

Nabokov, Vladimir.

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977--Family.

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Fathers and sons--Russia--Biography.

Fathers and sons.

Authors, Russian--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Russian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 20132014)

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Intro

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, "The Kishinev Bloodbath"

Appendix 2: V. D. Nabokov, "Soviet Rule and Russia's Future"

Appendix 3: Vladimir Nabokov, "What Faith Means to a Resisting People"

Appendix 4: Vladimir Nabokov, "About Opera"

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472029891

0472029894

OCLC:

879551882

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.6025889