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Philology: scientific researches
Reference:

Nabokov, V. V. Cruelty and Mystification. Translation by N. G. Krotovskaya

Abstract: In his lectures Nabokov makes an attempt to help students take a different look at Miguel Cervantes’ book, free from false pietism as a result of a long-term interpretation tradition which turned a cruel and harsh book into a modest myth about the appearance and reality.


Keywords:

philology, Don Quixote, rethinking, cruelty, mystification, magic, appearance, reality, illusion, creativity.


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References
1. 1. Nabokov V. Lectures on Don Quixote. San Diego: Harcourt, 1983.