Lectures on Russian Literature. Chekhov. Dostoevsky. Gogol. Gorki. Tolstoy. Turgenev
by Nabokov, Vladimir; Bowers, Fredson
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New York: Harcourt, 2017. Binding: Hardcover, dust jacket
Pages: 324
Complete edition of classical Nabokov's lectures on Russian Literature.
His subjects here are "Russian Writers, Censors, and Readers," Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorki, "Philistines and Philistinism," and "The Art of Translation." Nabokov delivers his remarks with a compelling blend of wit, iconoclasm, and critical genius, skillfully guiding us through the intricacies of plot and character in the books he discusses, caressing the details, explaining their significance, and illuminating the artistic accomplishments of the authors. Thirty-eight illustrations show the care with which Nabokov prepared these lectures. There are, for example, his drawings of a Russian tennis dress and a skating costume similar to those mentioned in Anna Karenin, and a plan for the sleeping car in which Anna rode from Moscow to St. Petersburg. His diligent retranslations of the standard English texts are shown in sample pages from his annotated books. The painstaking process of composing these lectures is revealed in specimen pages of his notes that show his extensive preparation and layers of revision. These lectures on his native literature confirm the high praise earned by Lectures on Literature. Vladirnir Nabokov was a spellbinding critic-teacher because he was also a major literary artist.
Good condition, tears of the dust jacket.
Pages: 324
Complete edition of classical Nabokov's lectures on Russian Literature.
His subjects here are "Russian Writers, Censors, and Readers," Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorki, "Philistines and Philistinism," and "The Art of Translation." Nabokov delivers his remarks with a compelling blend of wit, iconoclasm, and critical genius, skillfully guiding us through the intricacies of plot and character in the books he discusses, caressing the details, explaining their significance, and illuminating the artistic accomplishments of the authors. Thirty-eight illustrations show the care with which Nabokov prepared these lectures. There are, for example, his drawings of a Russian tennis dress and a skating costume similar to those mentioned in Anna Karenin, and a plan for the sleeping car in which Anna rode from Moscow to St. Petersburg. His diligent retranslations of the standard English texts are shown in sample pages from his annotated books. The painstaking process of composing these lectures is revealed in specimen pages of his notes that show his extensive preparation and layers of revision. These lectures on his native literature confirm the high praise earned by Lectures on Literature. Vladirnir Nabokov was a spellbinding critic-teacher because he was also a major literary artist.
Good condition, tears of the dust jacket.
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- Title
- Lectures on Russian Literature. Chekhov. Dostoevsky. Gogol. Gorki. Tolstoy. Turgenev
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir; Bowers, Fredson
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151495998
- ISBN 13
- 9780151495993
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2017
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