Acclaimed 20th century Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov spent much of his life at Cornell University. See actor Christopher Plummer vividly portray Nabokov lecturing on Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis,' reading selections and explaining some of its themes.

Originally released by monterey media, 2007. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 05, 2015.

Introduction (7:48); --The Transformation of Gregor Samsa (8:27); -- The Alienation of Gregor Samsa's Family (10:50); .