Vladimir Nabokov A Literary Life

by Rampton, David

• ISBN13: 9780230247239
• ISBN10: 0230247237
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-12-24
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

A clearly written, insightful study of Nabokov the novelist, providing an expert analysis of the 17 novels he wrote during a career spanning more than 50 years: one of the most impressive, challenging, and controversial literary achievements of our time.

Author Biography

DAVID RAMPTON is professor of English at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His publications include Vladimir Nabokov: A Critical Study of the Novels (1984), Prose Models (co-edited, 3rd edition, 1997), Short Fiction (co-edited, 2nd edition, 2005), and William Faulkner: A Literary Life (2008).

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Early Russian Fiction
Russian Fiction: 1929-31
Major Nabokov: Three Russian Masterpieces
New Beginnings
Major Nabokov: Three American Masterpieces
Late Nabokov
Conclusion
Notes
Index