The Author as Hero: Self and Tradition in Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Nabokov
By (author): "Justin Weir"
ISBN0810118815
ISBN139780810118812
AsinThe Author as Hero: Self and Tradition in Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Nabokov
Original titleThe Author as Hero: Self and Tradition in Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Nabokov (SRLT)
Justin Weir looks at the complex relationship between authorial self-reflection and the recreation of literary tradition in three of the most famous Russian novels of the first half of the 20th century - Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago, and Nabokov's The Gift. Character is defined as the act of writing itself, transforming the traditional author into the hero of the story, and allowing for the revelation of the identity of the artist through his writing.
