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賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 亘乇蹖鬲丕賳蹖丕蹖蹖貙 賮乇丕賳爻賵蹖貙 賵 丌賱賲丕賳蹖貨
賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 乇賵爻.

賮乇丿爻賳 亘丕賵卅乇夭

賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賳賯卮賴 蹖 丕蹖賳 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 賲蹖 讴卮丿 賵 亘賴 鬲讴 鬲讴 丕卮蹖丕亍 胤亘蹖毓蹖 丿乇 丌賳 賳丕賲蹖 賲蹖 丿賴丿. 丌賳 賲蹖賵賴 賴丕蹖 丨亘賴 丕蹖 禺賵乇丿賳蹖 丕賳丿. 丌賳 賲賵噩賵丿 禺丕賱 禺丕賱蹖 乇丕 讴賴 丕夭 亘乇丕亘乇 賲賳 賮乇丕乇 讴乇丿 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 乇丕賲 讴乇丿. 丕爻賲 丿乇蹖丕趩賴 蹖 賲蹖丕賳 丌賳 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 丿乇蹖丕趩賴 丕購倬丕賱 禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿. 丌賳 賲賽賴 讴賵賴 丕爻鬲貙 賵 丌賳 讴賵賴 亘丕蹖丿 賮鬲丨 卮賵丿. 丕爻鬲丕丿 賴賳乇賲賳丿 丕夭 卮蹖亘蹖 亘蹖 讴賵乇賴 乇丕賴 亘丕賱丕 賲蹖 乇賵丿貙 賵 丿乇 丌賳 亘丕賱丕貙 亘乇 爻鬲蹖睾蹖 亘丕丿诏蹖乇貙 賲蹖 倬賳丿丕乇蹖丿 趩賴 讴爻蹖 乇丕 賲蹖 亘蹖賳丿責 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 蹖 丕夭 賳賮爻 丕賮鬲丕丿賴 賵 禺賵卮丨丕賱 乇丕貙 賵 丌賳噩丕 亘丿賵賳 賲賯丿賲賴 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 乇丕 丿乇 丌睾賵卮 賲蹖 讴卮賳丿 賵 丕诏乇 讴鬲丕亘 噩丕賵丿丕賳賴 亘丕賯蹖 亘賲丕賳丿貙 丌賳 賴丕 賴賲 噩丕賵丿丕賳賴 亘丕 賴賲 倬蹖賵賳丿 禺賵丕賴賳丿 丿丕卮鬲.



卮诏賮鬲丕 讴賴 丕蹖賳 丿乇爻诏賮鬲丕乇賴丕 賲賯丕亘賱賲丕賳 丕賳丿. 賵 賴賳賵夭 丕夭 丌賳賴丕 毓胤乇 讴賱丕爻 丿乇爻 亘賴 賲卮丕賲 賲蹖 乇爻丿鈥� 芦讴丕乇 亘丕 丕蹖賳 诏乇賵賴 倬蹖賵賳丿 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺噩爻鬲賴 蹖 趩卮賲賴 蹖 氐丿丕蹖 賲賳 賵 亘丕睾 诏賵卮 賴丕蹖 卮賲丕 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲. 亘乇禺蹖 诏卮丕丿賴貙 亘賯蹖賴 亘爻鬲賴貙 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 亘爻 倬匕蹖乇丕貙 趩賳丿鬲丕蹖蹖 氐乇賮丕賸 鬲夭卅蹖賳蹖貙 丕賲丕 賴賲诏蹖 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 賵 丌爻賲丕賳蹖.禄 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丿乇爻诏賮鬲丕乇賴丕 鬲讴賴 賴丕蹖 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 丕夭 丌孬丕乇 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖賲丕賳 賲蹖 禺賵丕賳賻丿鈥� 亘丕蹖丿 賱賴噩賴貙 賱匕鬲 睾乇賾丕賳 賵 賲爻乇蹖貙 賯丿乇鬲 鬲卅丕鬲乇蹖 丕蹖賳 爻禺賳乇丕賳 乇丕 鬲禺蹖賱 讴賳蹖賲 讴賴鈥� 丕夭 爻賳賾鬲 乇賵爻蹖 丕噩乇丕蹖 卮賮丕賴蹖 賲胤賳胤賳 賴賲 亘賴乇賴 丿丕卮鬲. 丿乇 噩丕賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇貙 夭蹖乇 賵 亘賲 氐丿丕貙 趩卮賲讴 夭丿賳 賴丕貙 倬賵夭禺賳丿 夭丿賳 賴丕貙 賴噩賵賲 賴丕蹖 賴蹖噩丕賳 丿乇 賳孬乇 丨囟賵乇 丿丕乇賳丿貙 賳孬乇 诏賮鬲丕乇蹖賽 爻蹖丕賱蹖 讴賴 亘丿賵賳 鬲賱丕卮蹖 賲卮賴賵丿 丿乇禺卮丕賳 丕爻鬲 賵 賲爻鬲毓丿 丌賳讴賴 亘賴 丕爻鬲毓丕乇賴 賵 噩賳丕爻 亘賱睾夭丿.

丿乇爻诏賮鬲丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 趩賳蹖賳 賴卮蹖丕乇丕賳賴 禺賵丿 乇丕 賲毓乇賮蹖 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿貙 賵 鬲毓氐亘 賴丕 賵 氐睾乇蹖 賵 讴亘乇蹖 賴丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 丕亘丿丕賸 倬賳賴丕賳 賳賲蹖 讴賳賳丿貙 亘賴 賲毓乇賮蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賳蹖丕夭 賳丿丕乇賳丿. 丿賴賴 蹖 倬賳噩丕賴貙 亘丕 鬲兀讴蹖丿蹖 讴賴 亘乇 賮囟丕蹖 禺氐賵氐蹖 賲蹖 卮丿貙 亘丕 賳诏丕賴 鬲丨賯蹖乇 丌賲蹖夭卮 亘賴 賲爻丕卅賱 毓賲賵賲蹖貙 丨爻 賴賳乇賲賳丿 賲賳夭賵蹖 賵 乇賴丕 丕夭 鬲毓賴丿貙 賵 丕蹖賲丕賳 賳賯丿賳賵蹖蹖 丕卮 亘賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 鬲賲丕賲蹖 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 囟乇賵乇蹖 丿乇 禺賵丿 丕孬乇 噩丕蹖 诏乇賮鬲賴 丕爻鬲貙 氐丨賳賴 蹖 賲爻丕毓丿鬲乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖 毓乇囟賴 蹖 丕蹖丿賴 賴丕蹖 賳丕亘賵讴賮 亘賵丿 鬲丕 丿賴賴 賴丕蹖 亘毓丿蹖. 丕賲丕 丿乇 賴乇 丿賴賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘丕卮丿貙 乇賵蹖讴乇丿 賳丕亘賵讴賮 亘賴 賱丨丕馗 诏爻爻鬲蹖 讴賴 賲蹖丕賳 賵丕賯毓蹖鬲 賵 賴賳乇 賯丕卅賱 丕爻鬲 乇丕丿蹖讴丕賱 噩賱賵賴 賲蹖 讴賳丿. 芦丨賯蹖賯鬲 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 賯氐賴 賴丕蹖 倬乇蹖丕賳 亘夭乇诏 丕賳丿貙 賵 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴 賯氐賴 賴丕蹖 倬乇蹖丕賳蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿鈥� 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 丌賳 乇賵夭蹖 夭丕丿賴 卮丿 讴賴 倬爻乇讴蹖 讴賴 賮乇蹖丕丿 賲蹖 夭丿 诏乇诏 诏乇诏貙 丌賲丿 賵 诏乇诏蹖 倬卮鬲 爻乇卮 賳亘賵丿.禄

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First published January 1, 1980

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Vladimir Nabokov

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Russian: 袙谢邪写懈屑懈褉 袧邪斜芯泻芯胁 .

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian-American novelist. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to lepidoptery, and had a big interest in chess problems.

Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as his most important novel, and is at any rate his most widely known one, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works.

Lolita was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times.

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At first I was wary of this book, being a former grad student and current exile from the literary academy with no interest in rejoining those stale debates. But what a breath of fresh air it proved to be. Nabokov was, not surprisingly, a keen reader, and he brings all his technical prowess to bear on works from Dickens, Austen, Flaubert, and others. He has the gift of entering a work on its own terms and bringing it to life, not deadening it with some inane theory. I read these lectures alongside the books they describe, and I found them delightfully illuminating.
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鈥淎 writer might be a good storyteller or a good moralist, but unless he be an enchanter, an artist, he is not a great writer.鈥�


I have always wanted to know Nabokov the reader 鈥� who hates allegories (say Animal Farm), novels where characters act are just what mouth pieces for different kind of opinions (Magic Mountain - not a fan either), moral tales (can鈥檛 agree more), allusions to other works and signs and symbolisms unless they are directly related (not a fan either), sentimental readings (chick-lit romances) and finds detective novels boring (because of their poor prose).

On Allegories

It is his dislike of allegories including those like Animal Farm which shocked me. I can see why it might be annoying when critics or readers are matching the elements in the allegories to real world but best of allegories can stand on their even if you didn鈥檛 know the real world parallels which they originally used as supporting structures. Even people who know nothing about Russian revolution can enjoy Animal farm while people knowing nothing about Odyssey can enjoy Ulysses. Rushdi's works which began like Allegories are often capable of losing themselves to natural growth of their chracters. Nabokov himself argues that Dr. Jeckyll and Hyde (a minor classic according to Nabokov) is not an allegory (I agree) and would have failed if it was one. According to him, same goes for Kafka鈥檚 Metamorphosis (don鈥檛 agree).

Nabokov's Spine

The thing is he frowns upon readers who read to gain knowledge (I do that) or/and sentimental pleasure(I do that too). So what kind of satisfaction he seeks from reading?

鈥淚t seems to me that a good formula to test the quality of a novel is, in the long run, a merging of the precision of poetry and the intuition of science. In order to bask in that magic a wise reader reads the book of genius not with his heart, not so much with his brain, but with his spine. It is there that occurs the telltale tingle even though we must keep a little aloof, a little detached when reading. Then with a pleasure which is both sensual and intellectual, we shall watch the artist build his castle of cards and watch the castle of cards become a castle of beautiful steel and glass.


And thus a Tolstoy (Anna Karenina gets repeated allusions even though he wasn鈥檛 teaching it) or a Dickens (Bleak House) are kind of authors he admires 鈥� because of their ability to carry on several chains of a lot of characters and themes at the same time. And if the author is able to bring these chains of stories to a satisfactory end, the author is a genius. According to him the correct way to reading Metamorphosis is by looking at how Kafka maintains a balance between Gregor鈥檚 insect and human behavior (!!!).

This love for juggling several characters, themes and stories need notonly be fr novel as whole though, it can be shown in a single scene with lots of characters and story threads going at same time- examples being agricultural fair scene from Madame Bovary (Llosa also admired that scene) and the chapter 10 (one with several vignettes and characters) of Ulysses 鈥� with first getting a much higher praise from Nabokov.

To be honest, I think this whole juggling thing is a technical aspect which can only fascinate a writer who is trying to achieve something similar. A common reader won鈥檛 have a spine sensitive to the perfection of art and is more likely to love characters from Dostoevsky鈥檚 imperfect scenes who provide emotional and intellectual food. Nabokov thinks of such readers as bad readers but in this, he sounds very snobbish to me.

On Prose

Now some things we do agree on.

Nabokov also wants you to pay attention to details. He is someone who actually drew a sketch of bug Samsa turned into ( he was really knowledgeable about insects and bugs) as well as the design of his house as well as twin houses of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde. He wants authors to focus on all corners, and triffle spots 鈥� and work them into perfect prose, there should be no weak sentences or, Devil forbid, passages. :

鈥淪ome readers may suppose that such things as these evocations are trifles not worth stopping at; but literature consists of such trifles. Literature consists, in fact, not of general ideas but of particular revelations, not of schools of thought but of individuals of genius. Literature is not about something: it is the thing itself, the quiddity. Without the masterpiece, literature does not exist.鈥�


He uses graphs to show Jekyll wasn鈥檛 a perfectly good person. He goes into depths of how those two last got their names. He can quote 鈥� the lectures are 70% quotes 鈥� whole passages, sometimes whole pages. And not quotes that stand out for themselves but descriptions, descriptions like those describing Jekyll turning into Hyde. That is what he wants you to work on as an author 鈥� on prose, to keep on writing it and rewriting it until everything is perfect. If you ask him, when it comes to descriptions, no one beats Flaubert with his Madame Bovary (which Im willing to bet is Nabhokov鈥檚 favorite book along with another book on famous cheating wife of literature 鈥� Anna Karenina) and Proust with his Remembrance of things Past ( 鈥渢he greatest novel of the first half of our century鈥�) though he only discusses Swann鈥檚 Way.

On character aspects and sketches

Nabokov wants you to keep a distance from characters and so there is not a lot of time spent analyzing them (though few insights he does give are brilliant). His analysis of Emma Bovary鈥檚 is disagreeable to me (but would be agreeable to Flaubert). Same with psychology, he cracks a lot of jokes at expense of Freud (鈥� that medieval quack鈥�). He doesn鈥檛 spend much time commenting on the sensitivity of Proust鈥檚 protagonist either (who and Freud unknowingly reflected much on each other鈥檚 works).

He loves Joyce鈥檚 work too but is not particularly impressed by Joyce鈥檚 鈥淚ncomplete, rapid, broken wording rendering the so-called stream of consciousness, or better say the stepping stones of consciousness鈥� giving reasons like

鈥淔irst, the device is not more "realistic鈥� or more "scientific" than any other. In fact if some of Molly鈥檚 thoughts were described instead of all of them being recorded, their expression would strike one as more "realistic,鈥� more natural. The point is that the stream of consciousness is a stylistic convention because obviously we do not think continuously in words鈥攚e think also in images; but the switch from words to images can be recorded in direct words only if description is eliminated as it is here. Another thing: some of. our reflections come and go, others stay; they stop as it were, amorphous and sluggish, and it takes some time for the flowing thoughts and thoughtlets to run around those rocks of thought. The drawback of simulating a recording of thought is the blurring of the time element and too great a reliance on typography.鈥�

I agree and I agree again when he says that Molly鈥檚 thoughts in last chapters of Ulysses would read just as good as they do now if Joyce's editor had introduced punctuation marks in those run-on sentences. Although I wonder what he would have said about Woolf鈥檚 Mrs. Dalloway in which thoughts are described instead of being recorded as Nabokov would prefer them. The only female author that is included is Jane Austen with her Mansfield Park towards whom Nabokov takes a patronizing attitude as if to a younger artist. And oh, while we are on Joyce, he declares Finnegans Wake to be one of the greatest failures in literature.

On Reality


"Literature was not born the day when a boy crying "wolf, wolf" came running out of the Neanderthal valley with a big gray wolf at his heels; literature was born on the day when a boy came crying "wolf, wolf" and there was no wolf behind him.鈥�


My best take from the book is his ideas on the use of words like realism and naturalism in criticism. He doesn鈥檛 understand the habit of dividing books into fantasies or realist ones- according to him all novels including those like The Trial, The Overcoat and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are realist as well as fantasies.

A very long quote (鈥� must be impact of Nabhokov鈥檚 company) in spoiler about how Nabokov understands novelist鈥檚 reality


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丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 讴賴 亘丕 賳賯丿 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮/賳丕亘丕讴賮/賳亘丕讴賮/賳丕亘賵讴賵賮 (賵 丨丕賱丕 賴乇 鬲賱賮馗蹖 讴賴 賲蹖卮賴 讴乇丿) 賲賵丕噩賴 卮丿賲貙 鬲丕夭賴 倬蹖 亘乇丿賲 趩賯丿乇 賮乇賯 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賴 賲蹖賵賳 蹖賴 乇蹖賵蹖賵賳賵蹖爻 賵 賮囟丕蹖 丨丕讴賲 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭 亘丕 讴爻蹖 讴賴 讴丕乇卮 賲賵卮讴丕賮蹖 丌孬丕乇 賴爻鬲 賵 亘丕蹖丿 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇卮 讴賱蹖 丿乇爻 倬爻 亘丿賲.
賵賯鬲蹖 賲爻禺 丕夭 讴丕賮讴丕 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲貙 蹖賴 丿賱 賳賴 氐丿 丿賱 毓丕卮賯 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 賳诏丕賴 亘夭乇诏賵丕乇 亘賴 丕孬乇 卮丿賲. 噩賵乇蹖 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 丕夭 丕賵賳 賲賵賯毓 倬蹖 亘乇丿賲 亘賴 賴乇 讴爻蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴鈥屰� 禺賵亘 賳诏賲. 賴乇 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥屫й� 乇賵 鬲丨賱蹖賱貙 鬲賮爻蹖乇 賵 賳賯丿 禺胤丕亘 賳讴賳賲. 丕賵賳 夭賲丕賳貙 賳丕亘丕讴賮 亘賴賲 蹖丕丿 丿丕丿 讴賲鬲乇 诏賵夭诏賵夭 讴賳賲 賵 賴乇 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖蹖 賴賲 賱丕蹖讴 賳讴賳賲. 趩賵賳 胤亘賯 丨乇賮丕卮 倬蹖 賲蹖亘乇丿賲 讴丿賵賲 蹖讴 丕夭 丿賵爻鬲丕賳貙 爻胤丨蹖 亘賴 丕孬乇 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 讴蹖 賳賴. 爻毓蹖 賲蹖讴乇丿賲 亘賴 丕賵賳蹖 讴賴 賳丕丨賯 趩蹖夭蹖 倬乇賵賳丿賴 丨鬲蹖 卮丿賴 亘丕 蹖賴 賱丕蹖讴 賴賲 倬乇 賵 亘丕賱 賳丿賲 賵 鬲丕 丨丿蹖 乇賵 丕蹖賳 噩賳亘賴 讴丕乇 讴乇丿賲. 丕诏乇趩賴 卮賯丕蹖賯 爻丕亘賯 賴賲 爻胤丨蹖 毓賲賱 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 賵 鬲丕夭賴 蹖讴賲 丿丕乇賴 蹖丕丿 賲蹖诏蹖乇賴 亘丕 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 亘賴鬲乇 亘乇禺賵乇丿 讴賳賴.
蹖讴蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 賳丕亘丕讴賮貙 鬲丿乇蹖爻 賵 賲賵卮讴丕賮蹖 丌孬丕乇 亘賵丿賴. 賵賯鬲蹖 噩賱丿 丕賵賱 丿乇 噩爻鬲噩賵蹖 夭賲丕賳 丕夭 丿爻鬲 乇賮鬲賴 乇賵 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賲貙 丿賱 鬲賵 丿賱賲 賳亘賵丿 鬲丕 亘亘蹖賳賲 趩胤賵乇 亘賴卮 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿賴. 蹖丕丿 丿賵 鬲丕 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏ж� 丕賮鬲丕丿賲 讴賴 鬲丨鬲 毓賳賵丕賳 丿乇爻诏賮鬲丕乇賴丕蹖 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 乇賵爻 賵 丕乇賵倬丕 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 賮乇夭丕賳賴 胤丕賴乇蹖 趩丕倬 卮丿賴 亘賵丿賳. 賯囟蹖賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏� 丕夭 趩賴 賯乇丕乇 亘賵丿賳責

The lectures collected in these two volumes represent Vladimir Nabokov鈥檚 teaching at Wellesley and Cornell鈥攚ith four lectures prepared听for special occasions. For the convenience of readers, the lectures have been听separated into two volumes: 1. British, French, and German Writers;听2. Russian Writers.


賵 禺賱丕氐賴 鬲丕 胤乇賮 禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 爻賵丕賳 乇賵 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賲貙 亘丕 丌睾賵卮 亘丕夭 亘賴 爻賲鬲 賳爻禺賴鈥屰� 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 丿乇爻诏賮鬲丕乇賴丕卮 乇賮鬲賲. 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 卮丕賲賱 乇蹖夭亘蹖賳蹖 賵 丕賳鬲賯丕丿丕鬲 賳丕亘丕讴賮 亘賴 丌孬丕乇 夭蹖乇 賴爻鬲:
賲賳爻賮蹖賱丿 倬丕乇讴 丕孬乇 噩蹖賳 丌爻鬲蹖賳
禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 賯丕賳賵賳 夭丿賴 丕孬乇 趩丕乇賱夭 丿蹖讴賳夭
賲丕丿丕賲 亘賵丕乇蹖 丕孬乇 诏賵爻鬲丕賵 賮賱賵亘乇
賲丕噩乇丕賴丕蹖 毓噩蹖亘 丿讴鬲乇 噩讴賱蹖賱 賵 賲爻鬲乇 賴丕蹖丿 丕孬乇 乇丕亘乇鬲 賱賵蹖蹖 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳爻賳
丿乇 噩爻鬲 賵 噩賵蹖 夭賲丕賳 丕夭 丿爻鬲 乇賮鬲賴 (丿乇 賵丕賯毓 鬲賲乇讴夭 亘乇 噩賱丿 丕賵賱 賲噩賲賵毓賴鈥屫池�) 丕孬乇 賲丕乇爻賱 倬乇賵爻鬲
賲爻禺 丕孬乇 賮乇丕賳鬲爻 讴丕賮讴丕
丕賵賱蹖爻 丕孬乇 噩蹖賲夭 噩賵蹖爻

丕賱亘鬲賴 噩丿丕蹖 丕夭 賲賵丕乇丿 亘丕賱丕貙 亘禺卮鈥屬囏й� 夭蹖乇 賴賲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賴:
倬蹖卮诏賮鬲丕乇 賵蹖乇丕爻鬲丕乇
賲賯丿賲賴鈥屰� 噩丕賳 丌倬丿丕蹖讴
禺賵丕賳賳丿诏丕賳 禺賵亘 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 禺賵亘
賴賳乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 賵 毓賯賱 爻賱蹖賲
爻禺賳 倬丕蹖丕賳蹖

賲賳 賮賯胤 亘禺卮鈥屬囏й屰� 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲 讴賴 禺賵丿 丕孬乇 賴賲 丕夭 賯亘賱 禺賵賳丿賴 亘丕卮賲. 賵 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賴賲賵賳 亘禺卮鈥屬囏� 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 鄣 乇賵 賱丨丕馗 賲蹖讴賳賲. 丕賲丕 趩賵賳 噩夭卅蹖 丕夭 讴賱 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 賲蹖丿賵賳賲 丕诏賴 毓賲乇蹖 亘丕卮賴 亘賴卮 亘乇賲蹖诏乇丿賲貙 丿乇爻鬲 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 讴賴 亘丕 賳氐賮賴 賳蹖賲賴 禺賵賳丿賳 亘賴卮 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭蹖 亘丿賲 賵 氐亘乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 鬲丕 賵賯鬲蹖 讴丕賲賱卮 讴乇丿賲 丕夭卮 亘賴鬲乇 亘诏賲.
丕诏乇 賲爻禺 讴丕賮讴丕 乇賵 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 賮乇夭丕賳賴 胤丕賴乇蹖 禺賵賳丿賴 亘丕卮蹖賳貙 亘禺卮 賳賯丿 賵 禺賵丕賳賳丿诏丕賳 禺賵亘 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 禺賵亘 丿乇 丕賵賳 賳爻禺賴 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賴 卮丿賴.
丕诏乇 賲蹖禺賵丕蹖賳 亘賴 賳賯丿卮 丕夭 倬乇賵爻鬲 賳诏丕賴 亘賳丿丕夭蹖賳貙 亘丕 丕丨鬲蹖丕胤 丕賳噩丕賲 亘丿蹖賳 趩賵賳 鬲丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴 賴賲 讴賲 賵 亘蹖卮 丕爻倬賵蹖賱 讴乇丿賴. 亘賴 丕賳囟賲丕賲 丕蹖賳讴賴 亘丕 丕乇噩丕毓丕鬲卮 亘賴 丌孬丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 賲孬賱 噩賳诏 賵 氐賱丨貙 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 亘禺卮鈥屬囏й屰� 丕夭 亘賯蹖賴鈥屰� 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏� 賴賲 賱賵 亘丿賴.
賳馗乇賲 乇丕噩毓 亘賴 丕賳鬲賯丕丿丕鬲卮責 賲孬賱 賴賲蹖卮賴 毓丕賱蹖貙 夭蹖乇讴丕賳賴 賵 丿乇爻鬲. 讴賱蹖 亘賴 賮賴賲 賵 丿乇讴 賲賳 丕夭 丕孬乇 讴賲讴 讴乇丿 賵 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 亘丕 丕爻鬲丿賱丕賱 賵 賲賳胤賯卮 亘乇乇爻蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴. 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖 乇賵 讴卮賮 讴乇丿賲 讴賴 賯亘賱 禺賵賳丿賳卮 丿乇 賲鬲賳 倬蹖 賳亘乇丿賴 亘賵丿賲 賵 丨丕賱丕 亘丕 賱匕鬲 丿賵趩賳丿丕賳 賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 賲乇賵乇 讴賳賲. 亘丿賵賳 卮讴 丕爻鬲丕丿 亘蹖鈥屫ㄘ屬� 賵 丿乇禺卮丕賳蹖 亘賵丿蹖. 賯亘賱丕 诏賮鬲賲 賵 亘丕夭 賴賲 賲蹖诏賲 讴賴 亘賴 卮丕诏乇丿丕鬲 丨爻賵丿蹖 賲蹖讴賳賲. 丕賵賳丕 趩賵賳 鬲賵蹖蹖 丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 亘丕 蹖賴 丕爻鬲丕丿 讴丕乇亘賱丿 胤乇賮 亘賵丿賳. 趩賳蹖賳 賱毓亘鬲鈥屬囏й屰� 鬲賵 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴賲 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖卮賴 賵 賲賳 禺賵卮丨丕賱賲 讴賴 賱丕丕賯賱 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 爻禺賳乇丕賳蹖鈥屬囏ж� 乇賵 賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 亘禺賵賳賲 賵 讴蹖賮 讴賳賲.
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Vladimir Nabokov che parla di letteratura pubblicato da Adelphi? La perfezione.

Prima di parlare del contenuto, vorrei spendere due parole sul contenitore: chi mi conosce sa che sogno di avere una libreria da mille e una sfumature di Adelphi e quindi sono di parte, ma questo tomo 猫 esteticamente curatissimo: la traduzione, gli scan degli appunti di Nabokov, le note integrative, la qualit脿 della carta, l'azzurro delle copertina... Splendido anche solo come oggetto d'arredamento.

Feticci estetici a parte, il saggio consiste in una raccolta di lezioni che Vladimir Vladimirovi莽 tenne tra la fine degli anni 40 e 50: si parla di sette grandi capolavori della letteratura europea (Mansfield Park, Bleak House, Madame Bovary, Lo strano caso del Dr. Jekyll e Mr. Hyde, Dalla parte di Swann, La Metamorfosi e Ulisse), incastonati tra due riflessioni sui lettori, gli autori e la letteratura e a cui segue un congedo agli studenti che avrei voluto scrivere io, in quanto esprime perfettamente ci貌 che penso rappresentino i romanzi. Solo che l'ha scritto Nabokov e il suo stile 猫 di un altro mondo, vale la pena leggere questo libro solo per le tre pagine finali.

Essendo delle lezioni, sono molto lineari e non si addentrano in speculazioni e simbolismi accademici, anzi lo stesso Nabokov afferma di essere contrario a queste analisi esagerate: si lavora molto sul testo, su brani anche abbastanza lunghi (sconsigliato vivamente la lettura se siete suscettibili agli spoiler) e molto lavoro di comprensione dell'architettura dell'opera oggetto della lezione, spesso in relazione allo scrittore esaminato. Abbondano le analisi tecniche su stile, temi e contenuti, senza per貌 tramutarsi in una di quelle introduzioni ai libri dove il curatore parla di aria fritta infarcita di paroloni che ti fanno solo illudere di star acquisendo maggiori informazioni sul testo ma in realt脿 ti lasciano solo un gran mal di testa.

Ci貌 che mi ha fatto veramente apprezzare questo libro 猫 che, pur non essendo un'opera che Nabokov aveva pensato per la pubblicazione, mi ha fatto capire molto della sua concezione della letteratura: parecchie opinioni non le ho condivise, altre mi hanno fatta sorridere e qualcuna (vedisi Jane Austen) mi hanno fatta storcere parecchio il naso, ma 猫 stato affascinante sentire un autore che amo salire in cattedra e spiegarmi le peculiarit脿 dello stile di Proust. Sto rimasta incantata per tutta la lettura.

In sintesi: leggetelo tutti perch猫 猫 scritto benissimo e parla di libri bellissimi.
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螌蟿伪谓 慰 委未喂慰蟼 慰 螖维蟽魏伪位慰蟼 蟺伪蟻伪未委未蔚喂 渭伪胃萎渭伪蟿伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼, 蟺伪委蟻谓慰蠀渭蔚 蠂伪蟻蟿委 魏伪喂 渭慰位蠉尾喂 魏伪喂 伪蟺位维 魏蟻伪蟿维渭蔚 蔚蠀位伪尾喂魏维 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠋蟽蔚喂蟼. 螝伪喂 蠈谓蟿蠅蟼 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 蟺蔚蟻委 渭伪胃畏渭维蟿蠅谓 (蟺伪蟻伪未蠈蟽蔚蠅谓 纬喂伪 谓伪 魏蠀蟻喂慰位蔚魏蟿萎蟽蠅) 蟽蔚 蟺伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭喂伪 蟿蠅谓 螚螤螒 魏伪喂 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓伪 蟽蟿伪 Wellesley 魏伪喂 Cornell, 渭蔚 伪谓蟿喂魏蔚委渭蔚谓慰 魏维蟺慰喂伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 苇蟻纬伪 蟿畏蟼 蟺伪纬魏蠈蟽渭喂伪蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼 (渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 伪蠀蟿蠋谓, "螠伪谓蟿维渭 螠蟺慰尾伪蟻蠉", "螙慰蠁蔚蟻蠈蟼 慰委魏慰蟼", "螣未蠀蟽蟽苇伪蟼").

韦慰 蟺喂慰 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 伪蠀蟿慰蠉, 纬喂伪 蔚渭苇谓伪 蟿慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 畏 伪谓维位蠀蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓蠅谓 尾喂尾位委蠅谓-蟽蟿伪胃渭蠋谓 (魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪 谓伪 蟿伪 苇蠂蔚喂 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂 魏维蟺慰喂慰蟼 蟺蟻慰蟿慰蠉 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻萎蟽蔚喂 谓伪 蔚喂蟽苇位胃蔚喂 蟽蟿畏谓 伪谓维位蠀蟽萎 蟿慰蠀蟼), 伪位位维 畏 维蟺慰蠄畏 蟿慰蠀 螡伪渭蟺蠈魏慰蠁 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蟿喂 蔚蟽蟿委 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟺蠋蟼 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 喂未伪谓喂魏蠈蟼 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏蟼 (rereader, 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪魏蟻委尾蔚喂伪). 螒蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿维 蟺蟻慰魏蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 苇谓伪 伪蠀蟽蟿畏蟻蠈 魏伪谓慰谓喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 蟺位伪委蟽喂慰, 蟽蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 蟺蟻慰蠁伪谓蠋蟼 伪谓蟿伪蟺慰魏蟻委谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭喂伪 渭喂魏蟻萎 蔚位委蟿 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿蠋谓 魏伪喂 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇蠅谓, 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟼 蔚尉伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂魏维 未喂伪蠁蠅蟿喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 魏伪喂鈥� 伪蟺蔚位蔚蠀胃蔚蟻蠅蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蠀谓维渭伪.

螖蔚谓 尾伪蠀魏伪位委味慰渭伪喂, 谓伪 尉蔚魏伪胃伪蟻委蟽蠅, 蟺蠅蟼 伪谓萎魏蠅 蟽' 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏 渭喂魏蟻萎, 蟺位畏谓 蠈渭蠅蟼 蔚尉伪委蟽喂伪 魏慰喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 魏伪委蟿慰喂 蔚谓 蟺慰位位慰委蟼 蟿伪蠀蟿委味慰渭伪喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螖维蟽魏伪位慰, 蟿慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 蠈蟽慰谓 伪蠁慰蟻维 蟿伪 魏蟻喂蟿萎蟻喂伪 伪尉喂慰位蠈纬畏蟽萎蟼 蟿慰蠀, 伪位位维 蠈蠂喂 伪蟺伪蟻伪委蟿畏蟿伪 蟿喂蟼 (蟽蠀蠂谓维 蔚尉慰蟻纬喂蟽蟿喂魏苇蟼) 伪尉喂慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 魏蟻委蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 纬喂伪 蔚蟺喂渭苇蟻慰蠀蟼 苇蟻纬伪 魏伪喂 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼.

螕喂伪 谓伪 纬委谓蠅 蟺喂慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰蟼, 慰 螖维蟽魏伪位慰蟼 伪蟺慰未蔚喂魏谓蠉蔚蟿伪喂 蠈蠂喂 渭蠈谓慰 伪蠀蟽蟿畏蟻蠈蟼 魏伪喂 伪蟺蠈位蠀蟿慰蟼 蟽蟿伪 魏蟻喂蟿萎蟻喂维 蟿慰蠀, 伪位位维 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 未蔚谓 未蔚委蠂谓蔚喂 未喂伪蟿蔚胃蔚喂渭苇谓慰蟼 谓伪 蔚蟺喂未蔚委尉蔚喂 蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟻伪渭喂魏蟻萎 伪谓慰蠂萎 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 未喂伪蠁蠅谓慰蠉谓蟿蔚蟼, 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 渭蔚蟿蟻喂慰蟺伪胃蔚委蟼, 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼鈥ο囄晃刮毕佄肯嵪�, 蠈蟽慰谓 伪蠁慰蟻维 蟿伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏维 蟿慰蠀蟼 萎胃畏 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟺蟻伪纬渭苇谓伪.

"螚 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪 蔚委渭伪喂 螘纬蠋" 渭慰喂维味蔚喂 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 蠀蟺蠈蟻蟻畏蟿慰 (;) moto 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 尾蔚尾伪委蠅蟼 未蔚谓 慰蟻蟻蠅未蔚委 蟽蟿畏谓 魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 伪蟺苇谓伪谓蟿喂 蟽蔚 蠈蟽慰蠀蟼 胃蔚蠅蟻蔚委 伪魏伪蟿维位位畏位慰蠀蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蟻蠈位慰 伪蠀蟿蠈谓. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 维位位畏, 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 "伪谓蠈未慰蠀 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽畏渭伪谓蟿蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼", 蟿喂蟿维谓蔚蟼 蠈蟺蠅蟼 慰 螡伪渭蟺蠈魏慰蠁 渭伪蟼 蠀蟺蔚谓胃蠀渭委味慰蠀谓, 蟽蠀蠂谓维 渭蔚 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蠅渭蠈, 蟺蠅蟼 畏 螒蟻喂蟽蟿蔚委伪 (位苇尉畏 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 蔚魏蟺苇蟽蔚喂 蟽蟿慰 蔚蟺委蟺蔚未慰 蟿畏蟼 蠁蟿畏谓萎蟼 未畏渭慰蟽喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪蟼 ) 蔚委谓伪喂 渭委伪 魏伪喂 渭蠈谓畏: 蔚魏蔚委谓畏 蟿慰蠀 螤谓蔚蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼!

螔蟻委蟽魏蠅 蔚尉伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂魏维 未喂伪蟽魏蔚未伪蟽蟿喂魏萎 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏 蟽蠀纬魏伪位蠀渭渭苇谓畏 -魏伪喂 渭畏- 伪蟺慰位蠀蟿蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 蠈蟽慰谓 伪蠁慰蟻维 蟿伪 蠀蠄畏位维 魏蟻喂蟿萎蟻喂伪 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 伪喂蟽胃畏蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏蟻委蟽蔚喂蟼 伪蟺苇谓伪谓蟿喂 蟽蔚 慰渭慰蟿苇蠂谓慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 渭伪胃畏蟿苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 (蠈位慰蠀蟼 蔚渭维蟼 未畏位伪未萎), 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 慰蠉蟿蔚 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎 未蔚谓 伪蟺慰未苇蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰鈥ξ滴晃毕喯佅呂较勎刮合� 蟿畏蟼 蠀蟺慰魏蔚喂渭蔚谓喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼. 韦慰蠀蟿苇蟽蟿喂谓, 伪谓 未喂伪蠁蠅谓蔚委蟼 渭伪味委 蟿慰蠀, 蟿蠈蟿蔚 尉蔚魏维胃伪蟻伪 蟿慰 位维胃慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈位慰 未喂魏蠈 蟽慰蠀 - 苇谓伪蟼 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅 位蠈纬慰蟼 谓伪 伪纬伪蟺萎蟽蠅 蟿慰谓 螖维蟽魏伪位慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 "蔚蟺委 蟿慰蠀 螌蟻慰蠀蟼" 慰渭喂位委伪 蟿慰蠀.
螒蠀蟿萎 蔚尉维位位慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪喂 畏 (渭委伪 伪魏蠈渭伪) 未喂伪蠁慰蟻维 渭伪蟼: 惟蟼 渭苇蟿蟻喂慰蟼, 蔚委渭伪喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿蟻喂慰蟺伪胃萎蟼 (魏伪喂 蔚谓慰蠂喂魏蠈蟼 蟽蠀谓伪魏蠈位慰蠀胃伪). 螣 螡伪渭蟺蠈魏慰蠁 渭蠈谓慰 渭蔚蟿蟻喂慰蟺伪胃萎蟼 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 (维蟻伪, 渭畏 蔚谓慰蠂喂魏蠈蟼), 蠈蟺蠅蟼 蟺伪纬蔚蟻维 魏伪喂 维蟿蠀蟺蟿伪 伪谓伪蟿苇渭谓蔚喂 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿蠅谓 慰渭慰纬维位伪魏蟿蠋谓 蟿慰蠀. 螠蔚 尾伪蟽喂魏萎 未喂伪蠁慰蟻维 蟿慰蠀 蟺蠅蟼 蔚魏蔚委 蟺慰蠀 慰 委未喂慰蟼 蟿蟻蠉纬畏蟽蔚 蟿慰谓 喂蠂蠋蟻 蟿蠅谓 螛蔚蠋谓 蟿畏蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼, 慰喂 位慰喂蟺慰委 (蟺位畏谓 蔚位伪蠂委蟽蟿蠅谓 蠁蠅蟿蔚喂谓蠋谓 蔚尉伪喂蟻苇蟽蔚蠅谓), 蔚尉苇蟺蔚蟽伪谓 蟿畏蟼 围维蟻喂蟿慰蟼.

螝位蔚委谓蠅 渭蔚 魏维蟺慰喂蔚蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 尾伪蟽喂魏苇蟼 伪蟻蠂苇蟼 蟺慰蠀 未喂苇蟺慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 慰蟺慰委蔚蟼 苇蠂蠅 伪蠁慰渭慰喂蠋蟽蔚喂 魏伪喂 -蟺蟻慰蟽蟺伪胃萎蟽蔚喂- 谓伪 蔚谓蟽蠅渭伪蟿蠋蟽蠅 蟽蟿慰谓 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 慰蟺慰委慰 伪谓蟿喂位伪渭尾维谓慰渭伪喂 魏伪喂 未喂伪尾维味蠅 蟿畏 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪:

"危蟿畏 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪, 蟿慰 蠉蠁慰蟼 魏伪喂 畏 未慰渭萎 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 维蟺伪谓, 慰喂 喂未苇蔚蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪谓慰畏蟽委蔚蟼."

"螚 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪 未蔚谓 尉蔚魏委谓畏蟽蔚 蟿畏谓 畏渭苇蟻伪 蔚魏蔚委谓畏 蟺慰蠀 苇谓伪蟼 谓蔚伪蟻蠈蟼 尾纬萎魏蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 未维蟽慰蟼 蠁蠅谓维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 '位蠉魏慰蟼, 位蠉魏慰蟼!', 渭蔚 苇谓伪谓 渭蔚纬维位慰 渭伪蠉蟻慰 位蠉魏慰 蟽蟿慰 魏伪蟿蠈蟺喂 蟿慰蠀. 螚 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪 纬蔚谓谓萎胃畏魏蔚 蟿畏谓 畏渭苇蟻伪 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 伪纬蠈蟻喂 蠁蠋谓伪味蔚 '位蠉魏慰蟼, 位蠉魏慰蟼!' 魏伪喂 未蔚谓 蠀蟺萎蟻蠂蔚 魏伪谓苇谓伪蟼 位蠉魏慰蟼 蟺委蟽蠅 蟿慰蠀鈥�"

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Questo bellissimo saggio del professore Nabokov mi ha accompagnato per tutto un anno. 脠 stato d'ispirazione e mi ha spinta a leggere o rileggere tutti i romanzi in esso contenuti,ed 猫 stata un'occasione di crescita come lettrice. Capire le strutture dei grandi classici, approfondire i personaggi,rivedere le vite degli autori e le loro invenzioni 猫 stata un esperienza molto bella e gratificante. Consigliato a tutti gli amanti dei classici e della letteratura.
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Avrupa kurmaca eserleri aras谋ndan se莽ilen yedi eser ve yazar谋n, derinlemesine analizini i莽eren bu kitap, uzun ve teknik bir eser olmas谋na ra臒men, ak谋c谋, 艧a艧谋rt谋c谋, ufuk a莽谋c谋.

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March 4, 2019
-陌lk not: yorum biraz 艧ahsi notlar ve yorumlar i莽erecektir.-

"Ki艧i yaln谋z yar谋m d眉zine kitab谋 bilse, alim olurdu." - Flaubert

Nabokov Amerika'da verdi臒i Edebiyat Dersine Flaubert'ten bu al谋nt谋y谋 yaparak ba艧l谋yor; 莽眉nk眉 Nabokov'da da Flaubert gibi bir kitab谋 bilme ediminin tan谋m谋 epey derinlikli bir tan谋m. G枚ndermeler, 眉slup, kar艧谋la艧t谋rmalar, yazar谋n d眉艧眉n d眉nyas谋 vs diye giden pek 莽ok 莽er莽eveden esere bakmay谋 ve bak谋lan bu 莽er莽evelerden eserin manzaras谋n谋 da tamamen g枚rebilmeyi/ke艧fedilmi艧 olabilmeyi kast ediyorlar. Bu i艧 zor Yonca.

陌lk notta belirtti臒im 艧ahsilik ise, 枚zellikle edebi eser okuma konusunda, okudu臒um kitaplar谋n b枚l眉m眉nde Nabokov'un a莽t谋臒谋 pencereler muazzamd谋. O kadar k枚t眉 bir okur de臒ilimdir -biraz m眉tevazilik l眉tfen!-; ama yine de bir eseri Flaubert莽i anlam谋yla "bilmek" ediminde, esere yakla艧谋rken baz谋 eksikliklerim oldu臒unu ke艧fettim Nabokov sayesinde. Her ne kadar Nabokov, iyi bir okurun kitab谋 hayal etmemesi, karakterlerle kendini 枚zde艧le艧tirmemesi gerekti臒i konusunda bin kere vurgu yapsa da; kendimi bir amfide Nabokov'un bu kitaplar谋 derste i艧leyi艧ini d眉艧眉nmekten al谋koyamad谋m. Bir edebiyat dersi hocas谋 olarak se莽ti臒i kitaplar bile s谋ras谋yla m眉kemmel iken, bu kitaplar谋 okuduktan sonra b枚yle etrafl谋ca ele al谋nmas谋n谋 d眉艧眉nmeyelim de ne yapal谋m?

Bu arada Nabokov'un derste s谋ras谋yla i艧ledi臒i romanlar:

1 - Mansfield Park谋 - Jane Austen
2 - Kasvetli Ev - Charles Dickens
3 - Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
4 - Tuhaf Bir Vaka: Doktor Jeyk谋ll ve Bay Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
5 - Swanlar谋n Taraf谋 - Marcel Proust
6 - 顿别臒颈艧颈尘 - Franz Kafka [Varl谋k Yay谋nlar谋 莽evirisi kullan谋lm谋艧 bu kitapta o y眉zden D枚n眉艧眉m de臒il]
7 - Ulysses - James Joyce

Bu kitaplar aras谋nda okumad谋臒谋m ve 莽ok 莽ok 枚ncesinde okudu臒um bir ka莽 kitap mevcut. Buralarda Nabokov'u takip ederken biraz zorland谋m, ama bolca ilgili kitaptan al谋nt谋 yaparak hat谋rlatt谋臒谋 i莽in haf谋za yenilemesi konusunda hakk谋n谋 yemeyelim.

Bir s眉r眉 notum var kitaplarla ilgili, ama burada mutlaka 眉st眉nde durmam gereken ve en sevdi臒im y枚nlerden biri Nabokov'un biraz s谋n谋rlar谋 zorlay谋c谋-k谋艧k谋rt谋c谋 yorumlarda bulunmas谋, ilgili eserler hakk谋nda bildi臒imiz genel yorumlar谋 ise 莽o臒unlukla reddetmesi. Bu k谋艧k谋rt谋c谋 dilin, ger莽ekten 莽ok ufuk a莽谋c谋 oldu臒unun alt谋n谋 mutlaka 莽izmem gerekiyor.

Ald谋臒谋m sayfalarca notlar bana kals谋n, ama bir m眉hendis olarak; edebiyat okuyanlar谋, hatta Nabokov'dan al谋nan edebiyat derslerini 莽ok k谋skand谋m. Bu yaz谋y谋 da Nabokov'un Madame Bovary ile ilgili haz谋rlad谋臒谋 s谋nav sorusuyla bitirmek istiyorum:

"Kasvetli Ev'in kurgusu Dickens'谋n daha 枚nceki eserlerine g枚re b眉y眉k bir geli艧me sergilese de Dickens yine de eserini tefrika etmenin gerekliliklerine uymak zorundayd谋. Madame Bovary'yi yazarken Flaubert sanat谋n谋n d谋艧谋nda kalan t眉m meseleleri yok sayd谋. Madame Bovary'deki kimi yap谋sal noktalar谋 belirtiniz."
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September 13, 2011
This took me several years to read, and I was very pleased with the way my approach to the lectures worked out. Having listened to very learned lectures on Literature as an undergraduate-- but laboring under the frequent interwoven influences of marijuana daze and 'haven't-quite-read-the-book-in-question' handicaps ...

I took Mr. Nabokov's course, in the nineties. Before starting his chapter on each book, I read that book, without the company, this time, of bong, coed, or Tangerine Dream Lp. Each of the classics here was worth the read, the re-read, or the first-time read, and the reward was having VN to sum it up.
Youth, as we all know, is wasted on the young, and who can read books when there are other distractions that are catnip to the undergraduate... ?

Take the challenge, take the course, read the books, go back to square one. Like old schooldays, but with actual learning taking place.
Then, take a break, and twist a fat one.
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October 6, 2012
Ok, so first thing: the lecture on Ulysses in here is the best of the bunch and a must for anyone who wants to read that novel, but is intimidated by its (alleged) impenetrability. I'll argue to my death that Ulysses isn't really that hard as long as you apply yourself, and it's way worth the effort, but I will admit it can be a bit tough to follow without the proper grounding. I think the main trick is to read a summary of each chapter BEFORE you read that chapter, and then you'll be able to easily pick up what's going on. N does just that. And not only does he offer neat summaries, he calls attention to lots of the small, neat details that provide a good chunk of the novel's joy. N has clearly read Ulysses dozens of times, he's picked up on all of the subtle little coincidences and themes and chains of events that line the novel, and he imparts this wisdom to the first-time reader.

And that's really the core of all of these lectures. N believed that great novels should be read many times, and only on repeat readings do you pick up on the little things that provide the type of joy that he feels is the true purpose of literature. These lectures provide examples of these, and in turn helps teach the reader how to look for them, how to admire the the skill that goes into creating a great work, and how to read on a deeper, more careful level than we're used to.

And while the lectures are generally pretty fun to read, the real utility of this book doesn't come from the actual experience of reading it, but rather from noticing how the points N harps on have invaded your mind and changed the way you look at art in general.
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September 27, 2013
If you love classic literature, there is much to be enjoyed in Nabokov's lectures. This volume covers seven novels - Mansfield Park, Bleak House, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Walk by Swann's Place (aka "Swann's Way"), The Metamorphosis (Kafka), and Ulysses. In each case, Nabokov's erudition and unapologetic perspectives offer the reader a way to dig deeper into these classics. Time permitting, I'm looking forward to rereading these novels along with Nabokov's lectures nearby.

In a short essay at the beginning of the book, Nabovkov writes:

There are three points of view from which a writer can be considered: he may be considered as a storyteller, as a teacher, and as an enchanter. A major writer combines these three 鈥� storyteller, teacher, enchanter 鈥� but it is the enchanter in him that predominates and makes him a major writer.


I believe he's on to something here. What is it that the greatest writers do that capture our imaginations? Of course! They enchant us, they seduce us, they carry us away into those magical, enchanted lands and lives and when we finally reach the last page, the enchantment lingers on and we contentedly sigh, "What a great book..."

Highly recommended for readers and writers alike!
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October 27, 2016
Benim ac谋 ve hayal k谋r谋kl谋臒谋 y眉kl眉 Madame Bovary'm me臒er hiciv dolu bir esermi艧, bunu Nabokov'dan 枚臒rendim. Bu sayede kitap bamba艧ka anlamlarla dolup ta艧t谋 g枚z眉m眉n 枚n眉nde. (Sayfalar谋n谋 bir 莽i莽e臒in yapraklar谋 gibi a莽t谋 枚n眉me, diyeyim de belki sevgili Flaubert'in ho艧una gider =P) 脰nce kim bilir okudu臒um di臒er klasiklerde neleri ka莽谋r谋yorumdur diye d眉艧眉nd眉m. Eh, her eserin dedektifli臒ini yapan bir ba艧ka eser okumak da, nas谋l desem, hangi yazar ister ki b枚yle okuru? Belki de b眉t眉n bunlar Nabokov'un a艧谋r谋yorumudur, dedim sonra, bu k谋vrak zekal谋y谋 bu kadar ciddiye almamak gerek. Ama bilirsiniz, bazen bir eser hakk谋nda yaz谋lan metin, eserin kendisinden de iyi olabiliyor. Nabokov da bu kitapta ad谋 ge莽en ustalarla kap谋艧谋r bence.
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June 18, 2018
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July 30, 2024
Edebiyat Dersleri, Vladimir Nabokov'un Cornell 脺niversitesinde verdi臒i Edebiyat 311-312 dersinde i艧ledi臒i baz谋 kitaplara dair ders notlar谋n谋n d眉zenlenmi艧 hali. Ele al谋nan kitaplar; , , , , , ve . 陌ncelemelerin yan谋nda "陌yi Okurlar ve 陌yi Yazarlar" ve "Edebiyat Sanat谋 ve Sa臒duyu" ba艧l谋kl谋 iki deneme ile dersin amac谋n谋 etkileyici bi莽imde a莽谋klayan sons枚z var.

Sons枚zden, notlar谋ndan ve 枚臒rencilerinin kendisini mutlulukla y芒d etmesinden Nabokov'un iyi bir hoca oldu臒unu anl谋yorsunuz. Bunun yan谋nda 莽ok dilli ve farkl谋 k眉lt眉rlerin etkisinde yeti艧en, k眉莽眉k ya艧lardan itibaren iyi okur olan yazar ayn谋 zamanda 莽eviri yanl谋艧lar谋n谋 a莽谋klamas谋yla d眉zeltebilecek kadar yetenekli bir dil bilgini. Beklenece臒i 眉zere b枚yle bir ki艧inin bak谋艧 a莽谋s谋yla kitap incelemek 枚臒retici ve epeyce keyifli.

Vladimir Nabokov'un iyi edebiyat nedir sorusuna verdi臒i cevaplar hem beklendikti hem de ilgin莽 buldu臒um yakla艧谋mlar谋 oldu. 脰rnek vermek gerekirse; dedektif/gizem/su莽 kitaplar谋n谋 sanattan saym谋yor. Kafka'n谋n yan谋nda Rilke ve Thomas Mann'谋 枚nemsiz g枚r眉yor. "Usl眉p ve yap谋 kitab谋n 枚z眉d眉r; b眉y眉k fikirler ise yavand谋r." diyor. Kitaplar hakk谋nda d眉艧眉n眉rken yazar谋n hayat谋n谋 unutun diyor. Bunu bir dereceye kadar kabul edebilirim ama kendisi bile bu kural谋n谋 ihmal ediyor kimi yerde. Sanat莽谋 ve eserinin tamamen ayr谋labilece臒ini d眉艧眉nm眉yorum.

Okur olarak beni geli艧tirdi臒ini d眉艧眉nd眉臒眉m kitaplardan. Deneme ve kitap incelemesi okumay谋 seviyorsan谋z tavsiye ederim.

Not: Ay艧e Lucie Batur'un 莽evirileri ho艧uma gitmedi. Bir kelime oyununu verememi艧 mesela. Daha ak谋c谋 kurulabilece臒ini d眉艧眉nd眉臒眉m 莽ok c眉mle vard谋. Metin okunuyor ama daha iyi olabilirdi bence.

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May 22, 2017
"The isms go; the ist dies; art remains."
The above is quoted directly from this book and in particular is a comment made in reference by Nabokov on Flaubert's Madam Bovary.

This expresses a thought I have had for decades, but lack Nabokov's brilliance eloquence.

The scattered gems that sparkle throughout this book are what kept me reading.
And now I know that the preceding is a hackneyed image, and why it is a ...

What might you be looking for that would bring you to this collection of lectures?

Like me, you want to view literature from inside the mind of a favorite writer.
You are a serious student of the written word and open to advice on how to read.
You have been assigned a paper on one or more of the following:
Jan Austin's Mansfield Park
Charles Dickens's Bleak House
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Marcel Proust's The Walk by Swan's Way
Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis
James Joyce's Ulysses

In other words this is not a book that will appeal to many readers. Speaking as a fan of Nabokov, this fan status may not be sufficient motive to finish the lectures.

Absent a plot summery, these are lectures given by VN as a professor of European Literature at Cornell University in 1948. The above selections represent not so much VN`s personal favorites, but examples he chose to facilitate lecture points. The lectures tend to contain highly detailed recountings of each book. Within each discussion is an emphasis on the details, the geography, specific events and images chosen by each writer. His thesis seems to be that writer's use these details to specify the created universe that is their particular universe.

Nabokov believes that the writer is a creator. Readers who insist that the writer is recounting experience and retelling reality are missing the point of the creative process. That is; within a story reality is no more or less than what the writer needs it to be. Therefore details matter. Further more a real reader has a duty to reread works of art or else risk missing these details. Not only read for detail, but "fondle" them.

Against this concept, at once romantic and mechanistic Nabokov adds in another eloquent observation. A real reader:
"In order to bask in that magic a wise reader reads the book of genius not with his heart, not so much with his brain, but with his spine." (Thank you [web reference removed]
For also noting this quote)
It is the tingle between the shoulders that marks a good read, and a good reader.

For all of this I have to agree with many of the other reviewers here at Amazon. There is something overly sanitized and dispassionate about Nabokov's method of literary analysis. Great themes and cosmic struggles fall away while we create maps and clock synchronicities. VN may not care about `isms' and 'ists'; but are we better readers if we see the art as so many themes and specifics?

The almost Victorian squeamishness Nabokov demonstrates on matter of sex and body functions -he is hampered in his ability to fully discuss or appreciate Ulysses may be appreciated by those who automatically dismiss books with such references. Yet this same VN is the author of the famous novel, Lolita. This is a book about a pedophile. Granted, an oversimplification, but the irony exists.

I am glad I finished this book. I am not sure how long it will be before I attempt more literary analyses by Vladimir Nabokov.
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499 reviews58 followers
April 18, 2020
En general este libro es una gran experiencia. Los an谩lisis de Nabokov me hicieron bien feliz
Ayuda ene para comprender la relaci贸n critica entre la buena lectura y la buena escritura. Una joyita
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283 reviews1,234 followers
August 8, 2016
Leer este libro ha sido una gran experiencia para m铆, en 茅l est谩 plasmado todo el amor de Nabokov por los libros, por el arte que ocultan, por las maravillosas capacidades encantadoras de los escritores y la pasi贸n que cada uno de ellos pone por sus obras. El trabajo minucioso de Nabokov se ve reflejado en las diversas im谩genes que van apareciendo; de anotaciones en sus ejemplares para las clases, los diversos esquemas y hojas sueltas llenas de an谩lisis detallados. Sus constantes quejas sobre las malas traducciones dejan en evidencia a un lector exigente, que no admite que se juegue con la literatura. Su seriedad y sentido pedag贸gico le entrega al texto una calidad impresionante. Te invita a apreciar la belleza de la literatura con el respeto que se merece. Sus puntos de vista y reflexiones no dejar谩n a nadie indiferente, porque no se deja llevar por las emociones y su lado cient铆fico mantiene sus ideas fr铆as frente al torrente de caos y emociones que surgen de las letras de Austen, Dickens, Stevenson, Flaubert, Proust, Kafka y Joyce.

Mi consejo es que antes de leer este libro, se deber铆an leer o releer las obras que aqu铆 aparecen estudiadas, eso facilitar谩 en gran medida el aprendizaje. Pero incluso si no las han le铆do, Nabokov te lleva de la mano y es imposible perderse en sus explicaciones, porque te presenta los textos y deja que busques lo que 茅l ve en ellos. Es un profesor met贸dico y sumamente preciso.

No puedo negar que mi manera de ver los libros ha cambiado. Ahora los aprecio desde otra perspectiva. Muchas veces no me sent铆a preparado para abordar a Proust y ni pensar en Joyce, pero ahora s茅 qu茅 es lo que me faltaba, simplemente, yo era un mal lector y me la pasaba buscando una aventura y una historia 谩gil, lo cual no est谩 mal; pero descifrar, entender y apreciar el arte detr谩s de la construcci贸n de una historia, es otra forma de motivarte a leer, es el siguiente paso; descubrir el secreto que guardan muchas de las grandes obras que han permanecido inmortalizadas por el tiempo no me lo perder铆a por nada del mundo.
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566 reviews
March 29, 2023
Kitaplar谋n ve yazarlar谋n bu kadar iyi analiz edilmesine ra臒men (4 y谋ld谋z bu bak谋mdan ald谋) eser bana g枚re de臒ildi ki ; 艧u a莽谋dan okudu臒um , sevdi臒im bir eserlerin bu kadar c谋mb谋zla al谋nmas谋 yani mikroskop alt谋nda tutulmas谋 belki bir 莽o臒umuzun be臒enisini kazanmas谋 do臒al ,okurlar谋n , yazarlar谋 olsun konuyu olsun daha a莽谋k bir 艧ekilde g枚rmesini sa臒layabilmesini sa臒l谋yor mutlaka amma ne yaz谋k ki ben bunu istemiyorum kendi a莽谋mdan. Okurken i莽 d眉nyamda yaratt谋臒谋m olaylar ki艧iler daha ger莽ek hale getirmi艧 Nabokov yani benim hayal d眉nyamdan uzakla艧m谋艧lar.
Ben okurken ; 枚rnek olarak '' Madam Bovary'' yi yazay谋m ; Flaubert' den bana gelen bir anlat谋 art谋k bana ait. Flaubert bu anlat谋y谋 yazarken 艧ekillendirdikleri bende biraz daha de臒i艧iyor mutlaka. Bu da olduk莽a do臒al yani. Ayn谋 d枚nemin ayn谋 k眉lt眉r眉n insanlar谋 olmad谋臒谋m谋za g枚re roman谋n benim d眉nyamda ki durumu bana g枚re iyi ho艧 amma Nabokov onu daha bilimsel daha geni艧 ve tekniksel a莽谋dan ele alm谋艧 ,mutlaka hayranl谋k verici bir durum olmas谋na ra臒men benimle yazar谋n aras谋na girmesi benim hi莽 benimseyece臒im bir 艧ey de臒il. Sevdi臒im be臒endi臒im bir yazar Nabokov bir莽o臒umuz gibi ''Lolita'' s谋n谋 bende okudum olduk莽a da be臒endim . Alg谋 anlay谋艧谋m谋z her zaman herkes de farkl谋d谋r bence benzer yanlar谋 olsa dahi. Bunlar谋 yazarken sanki bir 艧eyleri eksik anlatm谋艧 gibi hissettim!
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October 25, 2007
for a split second, this made me nostalgic for college. then i recovered my senses.
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December 20, 2024
ENGLISH: Nabokov's comments on the seven works he uses in the course are very interesting. However, I find this course on European literature rather incomplete. Four of the seven works are in English, two in French, and one in German. He mentions Don Quixote once, but just that. And he talks a lot about Tolstoy and Gogol, in comparison to the books he has chosen.

These books are Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park," Dickens' "Bleak House," Flaubert's "Madame Bovary," Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Proust's "Swann's Way," Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," and Joyce's "Ulysses." I had read four of them, whose review by Nabokov I have liked. The other three I hadn't read before, and after reading Nabokov's review of them, I don't intend to read them ever.

ESPA脩OL: Los comentarios de Nabokov sobre las siete obras que utiliza en el curso son muy interesantes. Sin embargo, me parece que este curso de literatura europea es poco completo. Cuatro de las siete obras son en lengua inglesa, dos en franc茅s y una en alem谩n. Menciona una vez El Quijote, pero nada m谩s. Y habla mucho de Tolstoi y de Gogol, pero compar谩ndolos con los libros que ha elegido.

Esos libros son "Mansfield Park" de Jane Austen; "Casa Desolada" de Dickens; "Madame Bovary" de Flaubert; "Dr. Jeckyll y Mr. Hyde" de Stevenson; "Por el camino de Swann" de Proust; "La Metamorfosis" de Kafka; y "Ulises" de Joyce. Hab铆a le铆do cuatro de ellos, cuya rese帽a por Nabokov me ha gustado. Los otros tres no los hab铆a le铆do antes, y despu茅s de leer la rese帽a de Nabokov sobre ellos, no tengo intenci贸n de leerlos.
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May 5, 2012
Nabokov wasn't just a brilliant and playful writer--he was also an excellent reader, even in a language which he pretended not to know very well. My only objection to this collection is that three of the five chapters are on writers fairly unfamiliar to me. But for the two that I do know--Jane Austen and Charles Dickens--Nabokov is brilliant. He is precise and very fair to Jane Austen, even though her interests are not his own; but his real kinship is with Dickens. He discusses Bleak House at great length, analyzing every aspect of its construction and presentation, stoutly defending it against charges of sentimentality, and reveling in Dickens' mastery of descriptive metaphor. He compares Dicken's description of the sea with a similar passage in Mansfield Park, and Jane Austen comes off much the worse (although to be fair, describing nature was not Austen's forte.) It is wonderful to share the pleasures of careful reading with such a sensitive and witty companion.
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September 21, 2024
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丕賲丕 噩賳亘賴鈥屰� 賲孬亘鬲! 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲毓鬲賯丿賴 爻亘讴 蹖丕 style 賲賴賲鈥屫臂屬� 趩蹖夭蹖賴 讴賴 丿乇 鬲丨賱蹖賱 丌孬丕乇 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴卮 丿賯鬲 亘卮賴. 賳賲賵賳賴鈥屬囏й� 丕夭 爻亘讴 賱丕蹖賴鈥屫池ж槽� 蹖丕 賲賵丕夭蹖 (倬丕乇丕賱賱鈥屫池ж槽�) 蹖丕 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 丕夭 丕賳賵丕毓 賵 丕賯爻丕賲 乇賵丕蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 蹖丕 乇賵賳丿 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 倬丕乇丕诏乇丕賮鈥屬囏� 賴爻鬲. 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賲孬丕賱鈥屬囏й� 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇丕噩毓 亘賴卮 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賴. 賲孬賱丕 乇賵蹖 讴蹖讴 毓乇賵爻蹖 丕賲丕 亘賵賵丕乇蹖 蹖讴 讴蹖賵倬蹖丿 乇賵蹖 鬲丕亘 賳卮爻鬲賴 讴賴 亘毓丿丕 賲噩丿丿丕 鬲賵蹖 丕鬲丕賯蹖 讴賴 丕賲丕 賵 賲毓卮賵賯卮 鬲賵蹖 賴鬲賱 賴賲 乇賵 賲蹖丿蹖丿賳 賴賲 亘賴 卮讴賱 爻丕毓鬲 馗丕賴乇 賲蹖卮賴 (賱丕蹖賴鈥屫池ж槽�/ 賲賵丕夭蹖鈥屫池ж槽�). 蹖丕 賲孬賱丕 鬲賲 丕爻亘鈥屫迟堌ж臂� 爻乇鬲丕爻乇 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖禺賵乇賴貙 賴乇噩丕 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲賴賲蹖 丿乇 丨丕賱 丕賮鬲丕丿賳賴 爻乇 賵 讴賱賴鈥屰� 蹖讴 丕爻亘 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖卮賴. 丿乇 丕賵賱蹖賳 賲賱丕賯丕鬲 卮丕乇賱 賵 丕賲丕 丕爻亘 卮丕乇賱 亘丕 賳夭丿蹖讴 卮丿賳 亘賴 賲夭乇毓賴鈥屰� 倬丿乇 丕賲丕 卮蹖賴賴 賲蹖讴卮賴 賵 亘蹖 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖卮賴. 丕賲丕 胤蹖 蹖讴 丕爻亘鈥屫迟堌ж臂� 卮蹖胤賳鬲 丌賲蹖夭 亘丕 賲毓卮賵賯 丿賵賲卮 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賴 賵 ...
賳讴鬲賴鈥屰� 噩丕賱亘 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲毓鬲賯丿賴 丕賵賳趩賴 賲丕丿丕賲 亘賵賵乇丕蹖 乇賵 噩丕賵丿丕賳賴 讴乇丿賴 乇亘胤蹖 亘賴 "乇卅丕賱" 亘賵丿賳卮 賳丿丕乇賴貙 賲賲讴賳賴 丿乇 夭賲丕賳 禺賵丿卮 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 亘賯蹖賴鈥屰� 丌孬丕乇 乇卅丕賱 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮賴 賵賱蹖 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖 丕賲乇賵夭 賳賴貙 趩賵賳 乇卅丕賱蹖爻賲 賴賲 賲孬賱 賴乇 丕蹖爻賲 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 丕賲乇蹖 賳爻亘蹖賴. 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲毓鬲賯丿賴 爻亘讴 爻賲賮賵賳蹖鈥屬堌ж� 賮賱賵亘乇 亘丕毓孬 噩丕賵丿丕賳賴 卮丿賳 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 卮丿賴.
賲毓鬲賯丿賴 爻亘讴 亘丕夭鬲丕亘蹖 丕夭 卮禺氐蹖鬲 蹖讴 賳賵蹖爻賳锟斤拷賴 賵 讴丕賲賱丕 賲賳丨氐乇 亘賴 賮乇丿賴 賵 乇蹖卮賴 丿乇 卮蹖賵賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲蹖 丿丕乇賴 讴賴 丕賵賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘乇 丨爻亘 賲賵丕噩賴賴 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 讴賵丿讴蹖 蹖丕 賲賵丕噩賴賴 卮睾賱蹖 亘丕賴丕卮 乇丕丨鬲鈥屫辟� 賵 亘乇 賴賲蹖賳 丕爻丕爻 趩蹖夭蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘卮賴 讴倬蹖鈥屫� 讴乇丿 蹖丕 亘丕 丌賲賵夭卮 亘賴 賵噩賵丿卮 丌賵乇丿 賵 卮丕讴賱賴鈥屫� 亘丕蹖丿 丿乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘丕卮賴 賵 丕蹖賳 賳鬲蹖噩賴 乇賵 賲蹖诏蹖乇賴 讴賴 "倬爻 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖賲 亘诏蹖賲 賴賲賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘丕卮賳".
賳馗乇賲 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 噩賲賱賴 乇賵 賴賳賵夭 讴丕賲賱丕 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 賵賱蹖 賲蹖丿賵賳賲 鬲卮禺蹖氐 爻亘讴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕丨鬲蹖丕噩 亘賴 賲賲丕乇爻鬲 賵 丿賯鬲 賮乇丕賵丕賳 丿丕乇賴 賵 賴賲賵賳胤賵乇 讴賴 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賲蹖诏賴 賮賯胤 丕夭 毓賴丿賴鈥屰� 賳賵丕亘睾 蹖丕 丕爻鬲丕丿賴丕蹖 賮爻蹖賱 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 亘乇賲蹖丕丿 讴賴 賳丕亘丕讴賵賮 賯胤毓丕 蹖讴蹖 丕夭賵賳賴丕爻鬲. 賲賳 丿乇 夭賲蹖賳賴鈥屰� 爻亘讴鈥屫促嗀ж驰� 讴賲鬲乇 讴爻蹖 亘賴 賳讴鬲賴 爻賳噩蹖 锟斤拷賵賳 丿蹖丿賲.
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Author听19 books315 followers
June 17, 2009
Some time back, I reviewed "Crime and Punishment" for Amazon. One of the commentators on my review suggested that I take a look at Vladimir Nabokov's critical analysis of Dostoevsky. So, via Amazon, I purchased Vladimir Nabokov's book, "Lectures in Literature." As luck would have it, this was not the volume covering Dostoevsky! The end result? A greater appreciation for Nabokov--and also a sense that I'm not apt to invest a great deal of time reading other of his literary analysis.

The essays in this book represent lectures that he gave at Wellesley College and Cornell University. John Updike's Introduction provides some context for this work. He notes that Nabokov's lectures provide (Page xxv): ". . .a dazzling demonstration, for those lucky Cornell students in the remote, clean-cut fifties, of the irresistible artistic sensibility." He also notes, in Nabokov's words, the truth of novels, that (Pages xxv-xxvi): ". . .great novels are great fairy tales--and the novels in this series are supreme fairy tales. . . ." Nabokov himself points out that a writer can be considered as (a) a storyteller, (b) a teacher, and (c) an enchanter (Page 5). And, above all, he values style and structure in authors' creations.

Maybe a couple examples will illustrate his critical approach. First, Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park." Nabokov is very pleased with her work. Given his emphasis on style and structure, he details how well she constructs this work. For instance, at one point, the characters, among whom there are a variety of tensions to begin with, select a play to perform. The decision as to which of the characters in Austen's story would play which characters in the play is well discussed by Nabokov. The play itself raises questions--it was, in fact, an actual play that scandalized some of the characters in the novel. And it exacerbated pre-existing tensions among the characters. All in all, Nabokov makes a great case that Austen's structure of this segment of the novel was well done indeed. And, in terms of style, he says of Austen that (Page 59) "she handles it with perfection." Nabokov convinced me that Austen was a terrific technical writer, who wed her genius to technique and style and structure to create something special.

Another example. . . . Kafka's "Metamorphosis," a story I read several decades ago. I recall the sense of despair I felt reading about the travails of Gregor Samsa--and a sense that, despite the awful/offal nature of the work that there was something important here. Nabokov is very positive about this piece. Much of this lecture is a simple description of the work, scene by scene, and Nabokov spennds some time noting how Kafka's work is so much better than Stevenson's work discussed above. Samsa's unexplained transformation into a beetle is the event that triggers this story. Nabokov notes how this tragedy has positive elements--a family finally getting its act together even as it abandons Gregor--and illustrates Kafka's style. Of the latter, Nabokov says (Page 283): "You will mark Kafka's style. Its clarity, its precise and formal intonation in such striking contrast to the nightmare matter of his story."

I admire his emphasis on style and structure, but I also think there is an almost sanitary quality about some of his observations. But I'm a political scientist--not a literary critic. Overll, this is an intellectually exciting book, as one learns how a literary critic from one critical perspective examining a series of works--Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, and Joyce. If interested in Nabokov's critical perspective, this is a good starting point!
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131 reviews43 followers
March 11, 2011
Read this book and join Nabokov for a typically droll, dry, witty take on some classics of European lit.

There are downsides of course. The book pays little attention to twentieth-century literary theory, relying instead on a kind of commonsense model of how literature "should" work. Nabokov's totalizing claims often strike me as fussy bullshit, and his analysis is sometimes just summary. Still, if just for the prose and the pithy remarks, the book's worth reading.

I mean, check it out:

So right about Bleak House: "I must say that despite the superb planning of the novel, the main mistake was to let Esther tell part of the story. I would not have let the girl near!"

On Madame Bovary: "...adultery being a most conventional way to rise above the conventional."

On Joyce: "Indeed, in verbal generosity he is a veritable Santa."

Great contrast: "Joyce takes a complete and absolute character, God-known, Joyce-known, then breaks it up into fragments and scatters these fragments over the space-time of the book. The good rereader gathers these puzzle pieces and gradually puts them together. On the other hand, Proust contends that a character, a personality, is never known as an absolute but always as a comparative one."

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December 1, 2020
I didn't expect to get so easily attached to these pages. Something I would recommend to anyone who sees the stories in the books (especially the classics) with a deeper point of view. Being a good reader is as complexed as being a good writer.
Definitely one of my favorite readings this year.
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657 reviews75 followers
January 3, 2019
Un testo interessantissimo e curato contenente le lezioni di letteratura universitarie che Nabokov tenne tra il '41 e il' 58, un'indagine sul mistero delle strutture letterarie che coinvolge e approfondisce testi di importanza fondamentale come Mansfield Park di Jane Austen, Casa desolata di Dickens, La metamorfosi di Kafka, Madame Bovary di Flaubert, solo per citarne alcuni.

Lo avevo in corso di lettura da novembre, 猫 il libro perfetto da tenere sul comodino e consultare ogni qualvolta si cerchi approfondimento su un classico o anche solo un intervento eseguito magnificamente (Nabokov della parola ne 猫 maestro).
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January 27, 2018
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Author听5 books37 followers
February 23, 2021
Despu茅s de leer este libro, siento que he sido un abandono como lector durante toda mi vida. Y uno entiende por qu茅 Nabokov fue uno de los m谩s grandes novelistas del siglo XX, que es como decir de todos los tiempos. Porque en esencia, un gran escritor es primero un gran lector, lo que no es balad铆 ni decir solo quien lee mucho en poco tiempo. Sus an谩lisis tan pormenorizados, tan detallados, con esquemas, diagramas, mapas y toda suerte de apuntes, descubren al lector obsesivo por descerrajar los artilugios de una novela. Encontrar la clave, no escatimar en esfuerzos, rearmar el puzzle que otro genio ha preparado con tanto empe帽o e intuici贸n, esos son los objetivos de un buen lector, aquel que ahonda y se sumerge y no solo busca el entretenimiento en las palabras, sino que lo encuentra en el ordenamiento y sus misterios. As铆, m谩s placer hay en quien pilla al escritor aun en aquello que el escritor no hab铆a notado de su propia obra. Este libro se aprovecha mucho m谩s si antes se han le铆do las obras estudiadas en 茅l, lo que me ayud贸 a pasar p谩ginas que a veces se volv铆an pesadas.
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