Reader as accomplice : narrative ethics in Dostoevsky and Nabokov / Alexander Spektor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spektor, Alexander, author.

Series:

Studies in Russian literature and theory.

Studies in Russian literature and theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narration (Rhetoric)--Moral and ethical aspects.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881--Criticism and interpretation.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.

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

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages).

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This book argues that Fyodor Dostoevsky and Vladimir Nabokov seek to affect the moral imagination of their readers by linking morally laden plots to the ethical questions raised by narrative fiction at the formal level"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Dostoevsky and Nabokov: The Case for Narrative Ethics

Between Sin and Redemption: Narrative as the Conduit for Responsibility in Dostoevsky's "The Meek One"

From Violence to Silence: Vicissitudes of Reading (in) The Idiot

The Metaphysics of Authorship: Narrative Ethics in Nabokov's Despair

The Dangers of Aesthetic Bliss: The Double Bind of Language in Bend Sinister

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780810142473

0-8101-4246-5