Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xiii
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I: AMERICA
6. 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940–1941 9
7. 2. Visiting Lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941–1942 35
8. 3. Scientist, Writer, Teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943–1944 58
9. 4. Permanent Impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944–1946 77
10. 5. Bend Sinister 93
11. 6. Teaching Literature at Last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946–1948 107
12. 7. Russian Professor: Cornell, 1948–1950 129
13. 8. Conclusive Evidence/Speak, Memory 149
14. 9. Teaching European Fiction: Cornell, 1950–1951 166
15. 10. Finding Time for Lolita: Cornell and Harvard, 1951–1953 199
16. 11. Lolita 227
17. 12. Lolita into Print, Pnin onto Paper: Cornell, 1953–1955 255
18. 13. Pnin 271
19. 14. Lolita Sparks: Cornell, 1955–1957 288
20. 15. Eugene Onegin 318
21. 16. Lolita Explodes: Cornell and After, 1957–1959 356
22. PART II: EUROPE
23. 17. Chased by Fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959–1961 391
24. 18. Pale Fire 425
25. 19. Mask and Man: Montreux, 1961–1964 457
26. 20. Ada Stirs: Montreux, 1964– 1966 487
27. 21. Flying High: Montreux, 1966–1968 518
28. 22. Ada 536
29. 23. Tidying Up: Montreux, 1968–1972 563
30. 24. Transparent Things 588
31. 25. Reinventing a Life: Montreux, 1972–1974 602
32. 26. Look at the Harlequins! 623
33. 27. Unanswered Questions: Montreux, 1974–1977 643
34. Acknowledgments 665
35. Abbreviations 671
36. Notes 675
37. Bibliography 731
38. Index 759