| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Anatomical diagrams -- Introduction -- Black and white figures -- Color plates -- Essays. Drawing with words : the toothwort white and related natural history motifs in Pale fire / Robert Dirig ; A few notes on Nabokov's childhood entomology / Victor Fet ; Chance, nature's practical jokes, and the "non-utilitarian delights" of butterfly mimicry / Victoria N. Alexander ; Nabokov's evolution / James Mallet ; Fictional realsim : scaling the twin peaks of art and science / Dorion Sagan ; Mountains of detail : on the trail with Nabokov's blues / Lauren K. Lucas, Matthew L. Forister, James A. Fordyce, and Chris C. Nice ; Nabokov's morphology : an experiment in appropriated terminology / Stephen H. Blackwell ; Swift and underwing, boulderfield and bog : how Nabokov drew the world from its details / Robert Michael Pyle ; Enchanted hunting : Lolita and Lolita, Diana and diana / Brian Boyd ; Nabokov's notes and labels from the Museum of Comparative Zoology : boon for a recondite biographer or data for a serious systematist? / Naomi E. Pierce, Rodney Eastwood, Roger Vila, Andrew Berry, and Thomas Dai -- Chronology of Nabokov's life. |
| Summary |
Annotation This landmark book is the first full appraisal of Vladimir Nabokov s long-neglected contributions as a scientist. Although his literary achievements are renowned, until recently his scientific discoveries were ignored or dismissed by many. Nabokov created well over 1,000 technical illustrations of the anatomical structures of butterflies, seeking to understand the evolutionary diversity of small butterflies called Blues. But only lately have scientists confirmed his meticulous research and vindicated his surprising hypotheses.This volume reproduces 154 of Nabokov s drawings, few of which have ever been seen in public, and presents essays by ten leading scientists and Nabokov specialists. The contributors underscore the significance of Nabokov s drawings as scientific documents, evaluate his visionary contributions to evolutionary biology and systematics, and offer insights into his unique artistic perception and creativity." |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. |
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Butterflies.
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Butterflies. |
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Zoological illustration.
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Zoological illustration. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Blackwell, Stephen H. (Stephen Hardwick), 1965- editor.
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Johnson, Kurt, editor.
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| Added Title |
Vladimir Nabokov's scientific art |
| ISBN |
9780300220582 (electronic book) |
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0300220588 (electronic book) |
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9780300194555 |
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0300194552 |
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