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The Quill and the Scalpel

About The Quill and the Scalpel

Most famous as a literary artist, Vladimir Nabokov was also a professional biologist and a lifelong student of science. By exploring the refractions of physics, psychology, and biology within his art and thought, The Quill and the Scalpel: Nabokov's Art and the Worlds of Science,by Stephen H. Blackwell, demonstrates how aesthetic sensibilities contributed to Nabokov's scientific work, and how his scientific passions shape, inform, and permeate his fictions

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  • Language:
  • Russian
  • ISBN:
  • 9781644698075
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 394
  • Published:
  • May 2, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x26x235 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 722 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of The Quill and the Scalpel

Most famous as a literary artist, Vladimir Nabokov was also a professional biologist and a lifelong student of science. By exploring the refractions of physics, psychology, and biology within his art and thought, The Quill and the Scalpel: Nabokov's Art and the Worlds of Science,by Stephen H. Blackwell, demonstrates how aesthetic sensibilities contributed to Nabokov's scientific work, and how his scientific passions shape, inform, and permeate his fictions

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