Description
Nabokov's Shakespeare is a comprehensive study of an important and interesting literary relationship. It explores the many and deep ways in which the works of Shakespeare, the greatest writer of the English language, penetrate the novels of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the finest English prose stylists of the twentieth century.
As a Russian youth, Nabokov read all of Shakespeare, in English. He claimed a shared birthday with the Bard, and some of his most highly regarded novels (Lolita, Pale Fire and Ada) are infused with Shakespeare and Shakespeareanisms. Nabokov uses Shakespeare and Shakespeare's works in a surprisingly wide variety of ways, from the most casual references to deep thematic links.
Schuman provides a taxonomy of Nabokov's Shakespeareanisms; a quantitative analysis of Shakespeare in Nabokov; an examination of Nabokov's Russian works, his early English novels, the non-novelistic writings (poetry, criticism, stories), Nabokov's major works, and his final novels; and a discussion of the nature of literary relationships and influence.
With a Foreword by Brian Boyd.
Author: Samuel Schuman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/01/2014
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781628922714
ISBN10: 1628922710
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Soviet
As a Russian youth, Nabokov read all of Shakespeare, in English. He claimed a shared birthday with the Bard, and some of his most highly regarded novels (Lolita, Pale Fire and Ada) are infused with Shakespeare and Shakespeareanisms. Nabokov uses Shakespeare and Shakespeare's works in a surprisingly wide variety of ways, from the most casual references to deep thematic links.
Schuman provides a taxonomy of Nabokov's Shakespeareanisms; a quantitative analysis of Shakespeare in Nabokov; an examination of Nabokov's Russian works, his early English novels, the non-novelistic writings (poetry, criticism, stories), Nabokov's major works, and his final novels; and a discussion of the nature of literary relationships and influence.
With a Foreword by Brian Boyd.
Author: Samuel Schuman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/01/2014
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781628922714
ISBN10: 1628922710
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Soviet
About the Author
Samuel Schuman served as the Garrey Carruthers Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico, and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Morris and the University of North Carolina, Asheville, USA. He is past President of the International Vladimir Nabokov Society and author of Vladimir Nabokov: A Reference Guide. He has published extensively on Nabokov as well as on British Renaissance Drama.