1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910482368403321

Autore

Cesalpino Andrea <1524 or 1525-1603.>

Titolo

Praxis universae artis medicae, generalium aeque, ac particularium humani corporis praeter naturam affectuum dignotionem, juditium et curam omnium uberrimè complectens, summo labore, et studio concinata, & unum recenter in volumen collecta ... / [Andrea Cesalpino] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Treviso, : Roberto Meietti, 1606

Descrizione fisica

Online resource ([8] l., 715 p. : t.p. in red & black , (8vo))

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in The Wellcome Library, London.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967727303321

Autore

Pilinska Anna

Titolo

Lolita between Adaptation and Interpretation : From Nabokov's Novel and Screenplay to Kubrick's Film / / by Anna Pilińska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle-upon-Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

ISBN

1-4438-8146-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

NabokovVladimir Vladimirovich <1899-1977.‏>

Disciplina

813/.54

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Plot on Paper: The Nabokovian Nymphet & Co. -- Chapter Two The Plot on Screen: The Kubrickian Kitten & Co. -- Chapter Three The Handling of the Characters -- Chapter Four The Postmodern Game: The Problem of Intertextuality -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography



Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a comparative analysis of three versions of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita: namely, the original novel (1955), the script written by the novelist himself and published as Lolita: A Screenplay (1974), and Stanley Kubrick's film based on Lolita's storyline (1962). Kubrick's final product oscillates between adaptation and interpretation, as it draws from both Nabokov's novel and script, but also uses the improvisational talents of the cast, eventually rendering the director's firm auteurial hand clearly visible throughout the film. The book analyses how various additions and subtraction