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The Theme Of Nabokov's Novel

Posted on:2012-10-07Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y J ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330338495596Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Nabokov created a total of 17 life novels, his work is not only unique form, themes is also extremely rich. This article discusses Nabokov novel of the five main themes: love theme, the theme of homesickness, time, prison, death theme and the other side of the world. For different types of love:first Love,affair,unusual love. Nabokov has his unique understanding. Nabokov wandering life in his longing for the homeland of many works have reflected a sense of loneliness and wandering throughout. Affected by Bergson, Nabokov also had great insights on the time, proposed the "prison of time" theory, people trapped in the present time, both can not break and can not go back to that happy time . As a foreign land in exile, the death of their loved ones they have made a lot of Nabokov works are created out of the shadow of death enveloped in a layer in order to soften the pain, Nabokov death this usually through the mouth of someone else narrated by the dead themselves, not shown. In order to darkness, full of ugly human nature, "this side of the world" out , Nabokov to find a new way, that is to pursue "other side of the world."...
Keywords/Search Tags:love, Theme of homesickness, time, The theme of death, The other side of the world
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