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Classics from The Nabokovian

From No. 8, Spring 1982 (Vladimir Nabokov Research Newsletter)
 

Professor Nabokov: A Review Essay
by Stephen Jan Parker

[Steve Parker (1939-2016) was a student of Nabokov's at Cornell, and a Professor at the University of Kansas; he was the founder of the Vladimir Nabokov Society (as it was then called) in 1978, and of its newsletter long edited by him, which became The Nabokovian and eventually "TheNabokovian.org."]

One may presume that with the appearance of Lectures on Russian Literature (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich & Bruccoli Clark, New York, 1981), following Lectures on Literature (1980), the public has now been given what is expected to be the complete record of Vladimir Nabokov's classroom teachings. If this is the case, then the reader of the two volumes of Lectures will come away with incomplete knowledge of both the content and approach that Nabokov brought to his courses. [Read More]

 

 

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Nabokov Panels at MLA (Online, January 8 and 9)

Submitted by dana_dragunoiu on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 06:30

Dear All:

Happy New Year! I write to remind you all of our two Nabokov panels at the upcoming MLA convention. Due to the pandemic, both panels will now be online (details below, time is EST). If you’re registered for the MLA, do come and join us!

All best,

Siggy 

518V Border Crossings in Nabokov’s Work 
Siggy Frank, U of Nottingham

Saturday, 8 January 2022, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM