![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Given the sheer endless amount of specialized literature on Nabokov's work, the author decided to in this paper focus on the question of 'genius' in The Gift and on its main protagonist's most important external influences. In this paper, the author moreover intends to show that both Fyodor's mysterious rival Koncheyev as well as Fyodor's equally artistic and art-loving girlfriend Zina, who also acts as her boyfriend's muse and guiding spirit, play a vital role in the course of Fyodor's artistic maturation which – in a sort of plot twist at the end of The Gift – culminates in him finally becoming a, and revealing his, true genius by writing an extraordinary novel. After a short introduction to the author of The Gift, Vladimir Nabokov, and a summary of the novel's plot, the author of this paper gives an overview on the differences between the 'genius' in Romantic literature (through the example of Pushkin's Mozart and Salieri) and the 'genius' as it is described in Nabokov's world and works. ĭuring the course of the novel, the reader learns about Fyodor's struggles and setbacks on his poetic journey towards success. In his last Russian-language novel The Gift ( Дар), "a novel about love and literary growth", Vladimir Nabokov tells the story of Fyodor, an aspiring poet, the development of the young Russian émigré's literary gift and the revelation of his status as a genius. The teleological intuition of genius is the perception of something beyond words. 4.1 Koncheyev: necessary corrective and semi-doubleĤ.2 Zina: inspiring muse and ideal reader ![]()
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