Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Culture and History
Angaben zur Quelle:
23 (2022) 367-383
Schlagwort(e):
Nabokov, Vladimir, Criticism and interpretation
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Nabokov, Vladimir, Political and social views
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, Criticism and interpretation
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, Political and social views
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Jewish question
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Jewish question
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Antisemitism in literature
Kurzfassung:
Vladimir Nabokov modelled his moral and political values on those of his father, V. D. Nabokov, especially revering his defence of Russian Jewry. This paper attempts to clarify broad-brushstrokes accounts of V. D. Nabokov, demonstrating how his ambivalent approach to the ‘Jewish Question’ evolved as a result of his Russian liberalism. Using contemporary accounts and revisiting primary sources, this challenges the hagiographic legacy built by his son and critics. In turn, this allows for a more refined understanding of Vladimir Nabokov’s literary engagement with the ‘Jewish theme’, his sacred relationship with his father, and the limitations of inherited liberalism.
DOI:
10.1080/1462169X.2022.2137661
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