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This critical text examines the ways in which Vladimir Nabokov, one of the twentieth century's great writers, structured his works to encapsulate his metaphysical beliefs. It draws examples from Nabokov's novels, stories and nonfiction, revealing a startling consistency in his beliefs over the course of his career, even as the structure of his novels increased in complexity. 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--from wordplay to plotlines--reveal an enduring reverence for permanent mystery.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Live Source of the Cliché
2. Time Frames
3. The Return Structure
4. The Metaphysics of Mistakes
5. The Problem of Biography
6. This Side
7. The Otherworldly Role of Water
8. Nabokov's Originals
9. The Metaphysics of the Zig-Zag
10. The Authorial Role
11. The Indivisible Pearl
12. Merging Souls, Inviolate Lives: Nabokov's Problematic Beyond
13. The Teleological Potential of Words
14. Not Quilty: The Problem of Persecution Mania
15. Ascending Structures 162i
16. The Conjurer's Rented Rabbit
17. The Metaphysics of Imagination
Chapter Notes
Works Cited
Index
