The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052153643X ISBN 13: 9780521536431

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov provides a concise introduction to the creative world of one of the twentieth century's most important writers. Fourteen individual essays cover such topics as Nabokov's storytelling techniques, his achievements as a short story writer, his evolution as a novelist, his relationship to the literary currents of his day, his world-view, and his lasting artistic legacy, particularly through Lolita, his most famous and controversial work. The volume also contains a chronology of his life and a guide to further reading.

About this title

About the Author:

Julian Connolly is Professor and Department Chair of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia.

Review:

"The breadth of these essays--some have titles as expansive as 'Nabokov's Worldview'--does not negatively impact their depth. Though the Cambridge Companion does not always break through the density of Nabokov's art, these scholars to describe its complexity exquisitely." - Review of Contemporary Fiction Theodore Louis McDermott

"I recommend it to anyone interested in Nabokov."
Eric Naiman, Slavic and East European Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 052153643X
• ISBN 13: 9780521536431
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Connolly Julian W.