Vladimir Nabokov

Johnson, D. Barton. 'L'inconnue de la Seine' and Nabokov's Naiads. 1992

Author(s)
Bibliographic title
L'inconnue de la Seine' and Nabokov's Naiads
Periodical or collection
Comparative Literature
Periodical issue
v. 44, no. 3
Page(s)
225-248
Publication year
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ISSN 0010-4124

Abstract
Examines Vladimir Nabokov's poem `L'Inconnue de la Seine,' the text of which is presented in both the Russian and the English. How the poem is mysterious; Nabokov's fascination with popular art; Nabokov's attitude towards the 'L'inconnue de la Seine' death mask; The impact the poem had on the European cultural and literary scene.