The Cambridge Companion To NabokovJulian W. Connolly ProQuest LLC, 2012 The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov provides a concise introduction to the fascinating creative world of one of the twentieth century's most important writers. Fourteen individual essays cover such topics as Nabokov's storytelling techniques, his achievements as a short story writer, his evolution as a novelist, his relationship to the literary currents of his day, his world-view, and his lasting artistic legacy, particularly through Lolita, his most famous and controversial work. The volume also contains a chronology of his life and a guide to further reading. |