Nabokov has an amazing amount of authority as a writer. He uses his essay to create a whole new experience for his readers. He holds the keys to their minds and what they think and see while reading his work. He can dictate what is said, and control the reader in a way no one else can. Throughout the essay Nabokov uses cleaver rhetorical devices and astounding vocabulary and imagery to grab the audience’s attention and bring them back to his points and the messages that he wants them to hear.
Nabokov uses his writing ‘voice’ to control the reader. He writes the essay smoothly and calmly and makes it inviting for the audience to read. Though it is almost unknown to the reader, they find themselves drawn to his work because of the way he presents his topics and how he words things just right.
Though the reader may find his work extremely comfortable and nonchalant to read, they come out learning something new, and Nabokov had no trouble getting his points across to the reader. All of these things together create the perfect essay: interesting, comfortable, and educational. Nabokov is certainly a master at writing, and his authority as a writer can be seen everywhere in the essay.
Nabokov, Vladimir. “Good Readers and Good Writers”. Lectures on Literatures. 1948. Lecture. PDF file.
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