Parodical Study of Literary Criticism in Vladimir Nabokov’s <i>Pale Fire</i>

Juan Wu; Yi Chen

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Parodical Study of Literary Criticism in Vladimir Nabokov’s Pale Fire

Juan Wu, Yi Chen

Published in International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 11 January 2017 Accepted: 9 March 2017 Published: 18 May 2017

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In Pale Fire, Nabokov employ parody to constructs a world where truth intertwines with falsehood, leaving a labyrinth for his readers to read between and beyond lines and to make their own decision on the authenticity of the lines. Being the most distinct characteristic, parody in Pale Fire is much more than merely an experimental innovation on form itself: it brings uncertainty for the content of the story by breaking away from old traditions of writing techniques, as well as unveils the writer’s reflection of both literature and life, which together displays the writer’s deep humanistic concern.

Published in	International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijla.20170502.12
Page(s)	13-18
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Parody, Literary Criticism, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

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Juan Wu

Department of English, School of Foreign Language, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Yi Chen

Department of English, School of Foreign Language, Peking University, Beijing, China

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