- 224 pages
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Nabokov and the Art of Painting
About this book
A richly illustrated and comprehensive discussion of all the explicit pictorial references in Nabokov's oeuvre and their bearing on the major themes in his novels
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Yes, you can access Nabokov and the Art of Painting by Gerard de Vries,D. Barton Johnson,Liana Ashenden in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Art General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Foreword
- Note On Abbreviations And References
- 1. Nabokov And The Two Sister Arts
- 2. The āMad Pursuitā In Laughter In The Dark
- 3. The Real Life Of Sebastian Knight. Its Colours And Painting
- 4. Pnin And The History Of Art
- 5. Lolita And Aubrey Beardsley
- 6. Pale Fire Zemblematically
- 7. Leonardo And āSpring In Fialtaā
- 8. A Shimmer Of Exact Details: AdaāS Art Gallery
- 9. Ada And Bosch
- Appendix I: Passages In NabokovāS Novels, Stories Or Autobiography Referring Or Alluding To Paintings
- Appendix II: Painters Mentioned Or Obviously Referred To In NabokovāS Works
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List Of Illustrations And Acknowledgements
- Corresponding Pages In The Volumes Published By Vintage International And Penguin Books
- Index Of Authors
- Index Of Artists