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Books : Lectures on Literature
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 Rating:  - Mainly for fans and students of tha Nabokovian oeuvreVladimir Nabokov's approach to European literary masterpieces is both funny and enlightening. Of special interest for the uninitiated into the Nabokovian world view are the essays "Good Readers and Good Writers" and "The Art of Literature and Commonsense". But beware: if you want to read a straight academic approach to the writers treated in this book you have chosen the wrong book. Some of Nabokov's comments are fantastic, especially his reading of Flaubert and Proust are exceptionally good, but ... Read More Rating:  - Nabokov begets pom-poms for the great classics of yoreNabokov plunges straight into the texts of some of literature's finest moments, with the sole reminder to his audience not to relate with a particular character or circumstance, but rather the author's sheer genius and mastery over form, vision, and artistry. Of course such an obsession to the virtuosity of the "enchanter" can be limiting in itself, yet let us cast aside such doubts and take solace in the merry classroom of Nabokov's fresh jive. ----- "'To take upon us the mystery of things' - what ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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