http://thisislike.com/vladimir-nabokov-writer/about/ AI http://thisislike.com/richard-rorty-philosopher/similar/ <img src="http://thisislike.com/images/medium/11530-10548.jpeg" /><br> For Rorty, Nabokov represents private cruelty in his literature, giving readers a model that they can employ as a warning.<br /> Rorty also discusses Nabokov's obsessive promulgation of the idea that literature be viewed aesthetically; that the reader should absolutely never look for a larger meaning when reading his books. Rorty suggests that Nabokov promotes this type of literary critique because, if it were adopted, the critic would not be able to recontextualize Nabokov in the way that Nabokov has recontextualized earlier authors. In this way, Nabokov can invent his own final vocabulary, thus freeing himself from the vocabularies of his predecessors, while not allowing others to recontextualize and therefore alter the final vocabulary he has created. <br>Added by <a href="/dimas/about">dimas</a> on 14.01.10 <br>From ThisIsLike.Com Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:21 -0600 http://thisislike.com/russian-literature-20th-century/similar/ <img src="http://thisislike.com/images/medium/11272-10383.jpg" /><br> Elevated Russian and even world literature to a new realm. <br>Added by <a href="/dimas/about">dimas</a> on 24.12.09 <br>From ThisIsLike.Com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:41:02 -0600 http://thisislike.com/russian-literature-guide/similar/ <img src="http://thisislike.com/images/medium/7469-7310.jpeg" /><br> One of the most artful Russian writers, very influential, wrote in several languages. <br>Added by <a href="/dimas/about">dimas</a> on 24.12.09 <br>From ThisIsLike.Com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:05:25 -0600