A reader's guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" /
"Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the most fascinating and controversial novels of the twentieth century. This book seeks to guide readers through the intricacies of Nabokov's work and to help them achieve a better understanding of his rich artistic design. Chapters include an anal...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Academic Studies Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the most fascinating and controversial novels of the twentieth century. This book seeks to guide readers through the intricacies of Nabokov's work and to help them achieve a better understanding of his rich artistic design. Chapters include an analysis of the novel, a discussion of its precursors in Nabokov's work and in world literature, an essay on the character of Dolly Haze (Humbert's "Lolita"). and a commentary on the critical and cultural afterlife of the novel. The volume concludes with an annotated bibliography of selected critical reading. The guide should prove illuminating both for first-time readers of Lolita and for experienced re-readers of Nabokov's text."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 185 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781618110060 1618110063 1306430887 9781306430883 9781618117052 161811705X |