Delicate Markers is the first book-length study of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Invitation to a Beheading (1935-36), a masterpiece that has received a great deal of scholarly attention, second only to Lolita, among Nabokov's works. Contrary to the prevailing critical practice of interpreting the novel along specific lines, such as political or metaphysical, Shapiro considers its diverse subtexts, the implicit meanings, thereby achieving more complex and multifaceted perspectives.
Even though centering on one work from Nabokov's Russian canon, Shapiro demonstrates the complexity of interartistic and cross-cultural ties in the writer's entire oeuvre, which became especially apparent in his American years.
| ISBN: | 9780820439464 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 1998 |
| Author: | Gavriel Shapiro |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 243 pages |
| Series: | Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Language teaching and learning Literature: history and criticism Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Anthropology |
Delicate Markers is the first book-length study of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Invitation to a Beheading (1935-36), a masterpiece that has received a great deal of scholarly attention, second only to Lolita, among Nabokov's works. Contrary to the prevailing critical practice of interpreting the novel along specific lines, such as political or metaphysical, Shapiro considers its diverse subtexts, the implicit meanings, thereby achieving more complex and multifaceted perspectives.
Delicate Markers features in the following genres: The arts: general topics, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Anthropology
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Delicate Markers was written by Gavriel Shapiro and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Delicate Markers has 243 pages
Yes it is part of Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature series