Title On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the libertarian mind : what the Russian-American odd pair can tell us about some values, myths and manias widely held most dear / by Gene H. Bell-Villada

Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 286 pages) Contents The pairing -- On the big books they wrote -- On the odd pair's growth and development -- On their immigration stories -- On what they each stood for -- On their ways of knowing -- On their literary loves and hates -- On the matter of thinkers, revisited -- On determinism vs. being self-made, like Mr. Bounderby and others -- On politics and society -- On their Russian side -- On their nasty side -- On their respective legacies -- On the libertarian mind -- On guns, flood victims, Libertarians, Orwelliana, my father, and me -- Appendix A: An Introduction to Nabokov's Speak, Memory / by Louis Begley -- Appendix B: My encounters with Libertarians Summary On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the Libertarian Mind not only conjoins two seemingly divergent authors but also takes on the larger picture of libertarian trends and ideologies. These timely topics further intermingle with Bell-Villada's own conflicted relationship - personal, cultural, satirical, literary - to the ""odd pair"" and their ways of thinking. The inclusion of Louis Begley's essay adds yet another dimension to this unique, wide-ranging meditation on art and politics, history and memory Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [264]-272), and index Notes English Print version record Subject Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 -- Criticism and interpretation Rand, Ayn -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 fast Rand, Ayn fast Subject Libertarianism. C 1900. Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers. Social & political philosophy. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. Libertarianism Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism. Instructional and educational works. Critiques littéraires. Matériel d'éducation et de formation. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781443863742 1443863742 1306948525 9781306948524 1443850403 9781443850407

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