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Subject(s)

• Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821-1881—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1899-1977—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Ethics in literature [Browse]
• Literature and morals [Browse]
• Narration (Rhetoric)—Moral and ethical aspects [Browse]

Series

Studies in Russian literature and theory [More in this series]

Summary note

"This book argues that Fyodor Dostoevsky and Vladimir Nabokov seek to affect the moral imagination of their readers by linking morally laden plots to the ethical questions raised by narrative fiction at the formal level"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction. Dostoevsky and Nabokov: The Case for Narrative Ethics
• Between Sin and Redemption: Narrative as the Conduit for Responsibility in Dostoevsky's "The Meek One"
• From Violence to Silence: Vicissitudes of Reading (in) The Idiot
• The Metaphysics of Authorship: Narrative Ethics in Nabokov's Despair
• The Dangers of Aesthetic Bliss: The Double Bind of Language in Bend Sinister
• Conclusion.

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ISBN

• 9780810142466 (hardcover)
• 0810142465 (hardcover)
• 9780810142459 (paperback)
• 0810142457 (paperback)

LCCN

2020022407

OCLC

1162186911

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