Nabokov Upside Down (Paperback)

Nabokov Upside Down brings together essays that explicitly diverge from conventional topics and points of reference when interpreting a writer whose influence on contemporary literature is unrivaled. Scholars from around the world here read Nabokov in terms of bodies rather than minds, belly-laughs rather than erudite wit, servants rather than master-artists, or Asian rather than Western perspectives. The first part of the volume is dedicated to surveys of Nabokov’s oeuvre that transform some longheld assumptions concerning the nature of and significance of his work. Often thought of as among the most cerebral of artists, Nabokov comes across in these essays as profoundly aware of the physical world, as evidenced by his masterly representation of physical movement, his bawdy humor, and his attention to gustatory pleasure, among other aspects of his writing. The volume’s second half focuses on individual works or phases in Nabokov’s career, noting connections among them as well as to other fields of inquiry beyond literature. Engaged in conversation with each other and, in his editorial comments, with Brian Boyd, the essays in this volume show Nabokov scholarship continuing to renew itself.

General

Imprint:	Northwestern University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2017
Editors:	Brian Boyd • Marijeta Bozovic
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-8101-3451-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-8101-3451-9
Barcode:	9780810134515

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