Lectures on Don Quixote
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 23, 2016
A fastidiously shaped series of lectures based on a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the Spanish classic.
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- Who it’s for
- Nabokov brings wit and precision to a classic he clearly means to worry at.
- Genres
- Iberian Lit Crit, Renaissance Literary Criticism, Books & Reading
- Published
- HarperCollins, August 23, 2016
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A fastidiously shaped series of lectures based on a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the Spanish classic. Rejecting the common interpretation of Don Quixote as a warm satire, Nabokov perceives the work as a catalog of cruelty through which the gaunt knight passes. Edited and with a Preface by Fredson Bowers; photographs.
Close Reading
Nabokov brings wit and precision to a classic he clearly means to worry at.
Come here for
- Nabokov’s crisp, playfully exacting voice
- A companionable, layered read
Expect
- Lectures in close company
- A sustained narrative read with a warm edge
Where it sits
| Iberian Lit Crit | 86% |
|---|---|
| Books & Reading | 30% |
| Renaissance Literary Criticism | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Ancient & Classical Collections
- Essay Collections
- Letters & Correspondence
- Women Authors Collections
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- Feminist Lit Crit
- European Lit Crit
- Italian Literary Criticism
- Iberian Lit Crit
- Authors
- Vladimir Nabokov, Fredson Bowers, Guy Davenport
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 23, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Ancient & Classical Collections