Poems 1918-1947. Superman's lament
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This collection of poems by Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) consists of both well-known and first-published works written in Europe and America in 1918–1947. Poems recently deciphered and newly discovered in the writer’s archive, including “The Legend of the Moon” (1920), “Electricity” (1920), “In the Wild North” (1920), “Olympicum” (1921), significantly complement the Russian part of his bilingual poetic luggage and reveal unknown sides in his creative development. In the poetry of the famous author of “Lolita” and “Ada”, the origins and prerequisites for the originality of his prose are revealed: subtle psychologism, pictorial visibility of descriptions, accurate observations, a special “mirror” style, a combination of fiction with autobiography. The poems “Two” (1919) were published for the first time. “The Legend of the Moon”, “Electricity”, “In the Wild North”; The text of Nabokov's most significant early poem, "Sun Dream" (1923), is re-verified from the manuscript. The Appendix includes another recent archival discovery, "Superman's Lament" (1942), Nabokov's original interpretation of the American comic book hero. The publication is supplied with comments and illustrative material.
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- Name of the Author
- Владимир Набоков Владимирович
- Language
- Russian