Download or read book Vladimir Nabokov and the Poetics of Liberalism written by Dana Dragunoiu and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a close examination of Nabokov's father's political, moral, and aesthetic values and, more generally, Russian liberalism as it existed in the first few decades of the 20th century, the author provides persuasive answers to many long-standing questions in this deeply researched, innovative study.