| The Author as Hero: Self and Tradition in Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Nabokov Subjects: Russian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Self in literature; Authorship in literature; Mise en abyme (Narration); Bulgakov Mikhail Afanas’evich 1891–1940. Master i Margarita; Pasternak Boris Leonidovich 1890–1960. Doktor Zhivago; Nabo; Justin Weir develops a persuasive analysis of the complex relationship between authorial self-reflection and literary tradition in three of the most famous Russian novels of the first half of the twentieth century: Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago, and Nabokov's The Gift. With Weir's innovative interpretation, and its compelling historical, cultural, and theoretical insights, The Author as Hero offers a new view of an important moment in the evolution of Russian literature. |