Nabokov and Indeterminacy: The Case of the Real Life of Sebastian Knight

by Priscilla Meyer

In Nabokov and Indeterminacy, Priscilla Meyer shows how Vladimir Nabokov's early novel The Real Life of Sebastian Knight illuminates his later work. Meyer first focuses on Sebastian Knight, exploring how Nabokov associates his characters with systems of subtextual references to Russian, British, and American literary and philosophical works. She then turns to Lolita and Pale Fire, applying these insights to show...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810137437
• ISBN13: 9780810137431
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"