NABOKOV'S PALE FIRE The Magic of Artistic Discovery de Boyd, Brian - 2001

Princeton University Press, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton. 2001. Princeton University Press. Later Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 0691089574. 320 pages. paperback. . keywords: Literary Criticism Nabokov Pale Fire. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Pale Fire is regarded by many as Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The novel has been hailed as one of the most striking early examples of postmodernism and has become a famous test case for theories about reading because of the apparent impossibility of deciding between several radically different interpretations. Does the book have two narrators, as it first appears, or one? How much is fantasy and how much is reality? Whose fantasy and whose reality are they? Brian Boyd, Nabokov's biographer and hitherto the foremost proponent of the idea that Pale Fire has one narrator, John Shade, now rejects this position and presents a new and startlingly different solution that will permanently shift the nature of critical debate on the novel. Boyd argues that the book does indeed have two narrators, Shade and Charles… Leer más

Princeton University Press, 2001-11-03. paperback. Good. Clean, sturdy, unmarked copy. Light wear on page edges and cover. Slight cover curling. Good condition. DM

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xii, 303 pp. Third Edition, 1989. Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Illustrated wrappers. "Pale Fire is regarded by many as Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The novel has been hailed as one of the most striking early examples of post-modernism and has become a famous test case for theories about reading because of the apparent impossibility of deciding between several radically different interpretations.".

Princeton University Press, 1999. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket. Book is in as new condition. Pages are clean of markings. Front cover has slight wear. Spine is tight as if never opened. 303 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 0691089574. ISBN/EAN: 9780691089577. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561017296. . 9780691089577

Paperback / softback. New. Leads the reader step-by-step, gradually revealing the relationship between Vladimir Nabokov's ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics. This work shows how Nabokov's interest in discovery springs in part from his work as a scientist and scholar, and draws comparisons between the processes of readerly and scientific discovery.

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Paperback / softback. New. Leads the reader step-by-step, gradually revealing the relationship between Vladimir Nabokov's ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics. This work shows how Nabokov's interest in discovery springs in part from his work as a scientist and scholar, and draws comparisons between the processes of readerly and scientific discovery.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2001. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.