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Research paper thumbnail of Paradox, Irony and Ambiguity in Vladimir Nabokov's "Terror"

A critical analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's "Terror" Vladimir Nabokov, also known by his pen name V... more A critical analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's "Terror" Vladimir Nabokov, also known by his pen name Vladimir Sirin, "has published over a dozen novels, several collections of short stories, a number of plays, two volumes of poetry, a memoir, and a study of Gogol" (Dembo 1). Among his many stories is "Terror", originally "Uzhas 1 ", published in 1926 as the last story in his first collection, The Return of Chorb, which consists of fifteen short stories and twenty-four poems (Connolly 117). In this paper, the short story "Terror" will be analyzed: several aspects of paradoxes, one aspect of ambiguity and one aspect of irony involved will be highlighted and examined. In addition, the way in which these literary devices contribute to the organic unity of the overall story will be discussed. Focusing on close reading, a new-critical approach, whose tools harmonize with and complement the purpose of this analysis, will be adopted.

Research paper thumbnail of Paradox, Irony and Ambiguity in Vladimir Nabokov's "Terror"

A critical analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's "Terror" Vladimir Nabokov, also known by his pen name V... more A critical analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's "Terror" Vladimir Nabokov, also known by his pen name Vladimir Sirin, "has published over a dozen novels, several collections of short stories, a number of plays, two volumes of poetry, a memoir, and a study of Gogol" (Dembo 1). Among his many stories is "Terror", originally "Uzhas 1 ", published in 1926 as the last story in his first collection, The Return of Chorb, which consists of fifteen short stories and twenty-four poems (Connolly 117). In this paper, the short story "Terror" will be analyzed: several aspects of paradoxes, one aspect of ambiguity and one aspect of irony involved will be highlighted and examined. In addition, the way in which these literary devices contribute to the organic unity of the overall story will be discussed. Focusing on close reading, a new-critical approach, whose tools harmonize with and complement the purpose of this analysis, will be adopted.