Lectures on Russian Literature
by Vladimir Nabokov, Fredson Bowers · first published 1981
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…I really recommend Nabokov's full lecture on Dostoyevsky [1], plus obvs all the of the lectures in the series are brilliant. [0] https://lithub.com/on-dostoevskys-199th-birthday-heres-nabok... [1] Lectures on Russian Literature, Vladimir Nabokov, https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/lectures-on-rus...
on “What made Dostoevsky's work immortal” ↗I forgot that they were split into two: Lectures on Literature and Lectures on Russian Literature. They're all terribly entertaining.
on “An A from Nabokov” ↗…things about another, it can simply mean, "I don't see anything here that I can use." As for this list, it is worth mentioning that Nabokov wrote a short book on Gogol, and gives him about 50 pages in the Lectures on Russian Literature.
on “The Meanest Things Vladimir Nabokov Said About Other Writers” ↗