Nabokov's permanent mystery
Subtitle: the expression of metaphysics in his work
By: David S. Rutledge
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780786460762
Subjects: Analys och tolkning; Knowledge; Metaphysics in literature; Philosophy; Criticism and interpretation; Filosofi; Metaphysics; Metafysik i litteraturen
Description: "This critical text examines the ways in which Vladimir Nabokov, one of the twentieth century's great novelists, structured his novels to encapsulate his metaphysical beliefs. At the heart of his work is a profound respect for what's missing, for unsolvable riddles, for questions even at the expense of answers. Nabokov's techniques reveal an enduring reverence for permanent mystery"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Live Source of the Cliche; title: Time Frames; title: The Return Structure; title: The Metaphysics of Mistakes; title: The Problem of Biography; title: This Side; title: The Otherworldly Role of Water; title: Nabokov's Originals; title: The Metaphysics of the Zig-Zag; title: The Authorial Role; title: The Indivisible Pearl; title: Merging Souls, Inviolate Lives: Nabokov's Problematic Beyond; title: The Teleological Potential of Words; title: Not Quilty: The Problem of Persecution Mania; title: Ascending Structures; title: The Conjurer's Rented Rabbit; title: The Metaphysics of Imagination