Nabokov's comic vision

Vladimir Nabokov’s ubiquitous humour has prevented many critics from granting his work the seriousness it deserves. In this study, I argue that his humour does not preclude the underlying seriousness of his art - that, on the contrary, he is often at his most profound when at his most humorous. What...

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Main Author: Grant, P. B.
Published: University of Cambridge 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599609