Boyd Vladimir Nabokov

The American Years
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4008-8403-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 800 Seiten

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Brian Boyd is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of the prize-winning Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (Princeton 1990), Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (Princeton 1991), and Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Referred to in a recent journal as 'the great man of Nabokov studies,' he has also edited Nabokov's English novels and autobiography for the Library of America and Nabokov's Butterflies for Beacon Press.Brian Boyd is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of the prize-winning Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (Princeton 1990), Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (Princeton 1991), and Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Referred to in a recent journal as 'the great man of Nabokov studies,' he has also edited Nabokov's English novels and autobiography for the Library of America and Nabokov's Butterflies for Beacon Press.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boyd, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. ix
List of Illustrations, pg. xiii
Introduction, pg. 1
1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940–1941, pg. 9
2. Visiting Lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941–1942, pg. 35
3. Scientist, Writer, Teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943–1944, pg. 58
4. Permanent Impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944–1946, pg. 77
5. Bend Sinister, pg. 93
6. Teaching Literature at Last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946–1948, pg. 107
7. Russian Professor: Cornell, 1948–1950, pg. 129
8. Conclusive Evidence/Speak, Memory, pg. 149
9. Teaching European Fiction: Cornell, 1950–1951, pg. 166
10. Finding Time for Lolita: Cornell and Harvard, 1951–1953, pg. 199
11. Lolita, pg. 227
12. Lolita into Print, Pnin onto Paper: Cornell, 1953–1955, pg. 255
13. Pnin, pg. 271
14. Lolita Sparks: Cornell, 1955–1957, pg. 288
15. Eugene Onegin, pg. 318
16. Lolita Explodes: Cornell and After, 1957–1959, pg. 356
17. Chased by Fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959–1961, pg. 391
18. Pale Fire, pg. 425
19. Mask and Man: Montreux, 1961–1964, pg. 457
20. Ada Stirs: Montreux, 1964– 1966, pg. 487
21. Flying High: Montreux, 1966–1968, pg. 518
22. Ada, pg. 536
23. Tidying Up: Montreux, 1968–1972, pg. 563
24. Transparent Things, pg. 588
25. Reinventing a Life: Montreux, 1972–1974, pg. 602
26. Look at the Harlequins!, pg. 623
27. Unanswered Questions: Montreux, 1974–1977, pg. 643
Acknowledgments, pg. 665
Abbreviations, pg. 671
Notes, pg. 675
Bibliography, pg. 731
Index, pg. 759

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Boyd is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of the prize-winning Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (Princeton 1990), Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (Princeton 1991), and Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Referred to in a recent journal as "the great man of Nabokov studies," he has also edited Nabokov's English novels and autobiography for the Library of America and Nabokov's Butterflies for Beacon Press.