Escape Into Aesthetics: The Art Of Vladimir Nabokov
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A landmark work of literary criticism, Escape Into Aesthetics: The Art of Vladimir Nabokov presents a rigorous and illuminating examination of one of the twentieth century's most dazzling prose stylists. Page Stegner argues that Nabokov's fiction is fundamentally an art of aesthetic escape — a deliberate retreat from the banalities of the real world into the sovereign realm of artistic creation, pattern, and beauty. With scholarly precision and genuine enthusiasm, Stegner chronicles the major novels and traces the recurring motifs, games, and self-referential structures that define Nabokov's singular literary universe. The study illustrates how Nabokov's celebrated wordplay, intricate plotting, and obsessive attention to craft are not mere ornamentation but the very philosophical core of his work. Essential reading for students of modernist and postmodernist fiction, this critical analysis remains one of the earliest and most accessible guides to understanding the genius behind works such as Lolita, Pale Fire, and The Gift.
Author: Page Stegner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Eyre and Spottiswoode
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of literary criticism, Escape Into Aesthetics: The Art of Vladimir Nabokov presents a rigorous and illuminating examination of one of the twentieth century's most dazzling prose stylists. Page Stegner argues that Nabokov's fiction is fundamentally an art of aesthetic escape — a deliberate retreat from the banalities of the real world into the sovereign realm of artistic creation, pattern, and beauty. With scholarly precision and genuine enthusiasm, Stegner chronicles the major novels and traces the recurring motifs, games, and self-referential structures that define Nabokov's singular literary universe. The study illustrates how Nabokov's celebrated wordplay, intricate plotting, and obsessive attention to craft are not mere ornamentation but the very philosophical core of his work. Essential reading for students of modernist and postmodernist fiction, this critical analysis remains one of the earliest and most accessible guides to understanding the genius behind works such as Lolita, Pale Fire, and The Gift.