Monogrammatic imagery in Vladimir Nabokov’s works
The article reviews the basic functions of alphabetic imagery in V. Nabokov's novels and short stories. Special attention is paid to the instances in which the selected letters interact between themselves forming a monogrammatic connections, that is synthetic (phonetic and graphic) symbols incorporated into the whole motive structure of a literary piece. Cyrillic letters В (V), С (S) and О (O) constituting a latent message or forming a stylistic pattern are amongst the most frequently used by Nabokov. The application of the foregoing symbols has been observed in such novels as Mary, The Gift, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight as well as in the short story Torpid Smoke.