| Lectures on Literature Contributor(s): Nabokov, Vladimir (Author), Bowers, Fredson (Author), Updike, John (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0156027755 ISBN-13: 9780156027755 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: For two decades, first at Wellesley and then at Cornell, Nabokov introduced undergraduates to the delights of great fiction. Here, collected for the first time, are his famous lectures, which include Mansfield Park, Bleak House, and Ulysses. Edited and with a Foreword by Fredson Bowers; Introduction by John Updike; illustrations. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 809.3 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 416 pages |
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| Publisher Description: For two decades, first at Wellesley and then at Cornell, Nabokov introduced undergraduates to the delights of great fiction. Here, collected for the first time, are his famous lectures, which include Mansfield Park, Bleak House, and Ulysses. Edited and with a Foreword by Fredson Bowers; Introduction by John Updike; illustrations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nabokov, Vladimir: - Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), Russian-born poet, novelist, literary critic, translator, and essayist was awarded the National Medal for Literature for his life's work in 1973. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. He is the author of many works including Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and Speak, Memory.Updike, John: - John Updike is the author of numerous books, including the acclaimed "Rabbit" novels, Couples, In the Beauty of the Lilies, and Bech at Bay. He has won the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the William Dean Howells Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1998 he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. |