Abstract：Abstract: Nabokov's novel Invitation to a Beheading is a highly controversial classic, which has caused a long dispute between "non-Russian nature" and "Russian nature" in Russian emigrant literary circles. The writer himself called it "a violin in a void". I argue that this kind of play or game is "divine", which is the spirit of religion. Readers can feel the spiritual divinity and the power of faith in the creation of these seemingly word games. Nabokov's literary creation is to practice this unique view of literature and art, and to realize religious introspection in literary creation. Through the two-way interaction between materialization of human group and the subjectification of individual, the writer metaphorically criticizes the materialization of Western civilization in the subjective reality and embodies the religious spirit of the Russian nation. The spirit of "love" as the core can unify everything and make literary creation spiritual. This paper attempts to explore the creative metaphors and belief foundations in Nabokov's literary games from the angle of religious philosophy, in order to provide a research path worthy of reference for the understanding and interpretation of classic literary works.
Key words: Invitation to a Beheading; Nabokov; creative subjectivity; religious philosophy
