narrative ethics in Dostoevsky and Nabokov Spektor, Alexander. creator text bibliography ilu Evanston, Ill Northwestern University Press [2021] 2021 monographic eng

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xii, 243 p. "This book argues that Fyodor Dostoevsky and Vladimir Nabokov seek to affect the moral imagination of their readers by linking morally laden plots to the ethical questions raised by narrative fiction at the formal level"-- Introduction. Dostoevsky and Nabokov: The Case for Narrative Ethics -- Between Sin and Redemption: Narrative as the Conduit for Responsibility in Dostoevsky's "The Meek One" -- From Violence to Silence: Vicissitudes of Reading (in) The Idiot -- The Metaphysics of Authorship: Narrative Ethics in Nabokov's Despair -- The Dangers of Aesthetic Bliss: The Double Bind of Language in Bend Sinister -- Conclusion. Alexander Spektor. Includes bibliographical references and index. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821-1881 Criticism and interpretation Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1899-1977 Criticism and interpretation Ethics in literature Literature and morals Narration (Rhetoric) Moral and ethical aspects PG3015.5.E74 S64 2021 9780810142459 (pbk.) 0810142457 (pbk.) 9780810142466 (hbk.) 0810142465 (hbk.) 210219 on1162186911