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The Tender Friendship and the Charm of Perfect Accord : Nabokov and His Father
\"In The Tender Friendship and the Charm of Perfect Accord, Gavriel Shapiro contends that Vladimir Nabokov's worldview and verbal artistry cannot be fully understood without first understanding the relationship between the writer and his father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, the distinguished jurist and prominent statesman at the turn of the 20th century, who at the same time was a great connoisseur of literature, painting, theater, and music; a passionate lepidopterist; an enthusiastic chess player; and an avid athlete. Although Nabokov experts have long noted the importance of this relationship, this is the very first book-length study on this crucial subject. In this book, Shapiro explores the unique nature of their bond, which Nabokov characterized as that of the \"tender friendship\" marked by the \"charm of our perfect accord,\" particularly exceptional when compared to numerous father-and-son relationships in Russian and Western European literature of the 19th and 20th centuries\"-- Provided by publisher.
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ЗОРКОСТЬ НАБОКОВА
Nabokov's \"insatiable sight\" determined to a great extent the unique place which the writer occupies in a European culture known for its ocularcentric tradition. Nabokov possessed an exceptional inborn visual acuity. This singular characteristic evolved and perfected itself due to Nabokov's study of art, and especially thanks to his drawing lessons with the celebrated Mstislav Dobuzinskij who, by the writer's own admission, exerted considerable influence on both his literary work and his entomological studies. The latter, and specifically the study of the minutiae of butterfly structure under the microscope, left an indelible mark on Nabokov's world perception. And in all the creative manifestations of this incomparable verbal artist, visual acuity always played a primary role.
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Зоркость Hабокова
Nabokov's visual acuity Nabokov's \"insatiable sight\" determined to a great extent the unique place which the writer occupies in a European culture known for its ocularcentric tradition. Nabokov possessed an exceptional inborn visual acuity. This singular characteristic evolved and perfected itself due to Nabokov's study of art, and especially thanks to his drawing lessons with the celebrated Mstislav Dobužinskij who, by the writer's own admission, exerted considerable influence on both his literary work and his entomological studies. The latter, and specifically the study of the minutiae of butterfly structure under the microscope, left an indelible mark on Nabokov' s world perception. And in all the creative manifestations of this incomparable verbal artist, visual acuity always played a primary role.
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