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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826768103321

Autore

Lennard John

Titolo

Vladimir Nabokov : "Lolita" / / John Lennard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tirril [England] ; ; Penrith, Calif., : Humanities-Ebooks, 2008

ISBN

1-282-04056-1

9786612040566

1-84760-097-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 pages)

Collana

Literature insights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977 -- pt. 2. Lolita : an overview -- pt. 3. The abuses of language and girls : Lolita as pornography -- pt. 4. The precisions of science : Lolita as lepidoptery -- pt. 5. The fall of light and shadow : Lolita as film noir -- pt. 6. Crafted misdirection : Lolita as parody.

Sommario/riassunto

An illuminating study of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel with special attention to its film versions. From its first publication in 1955 Nabokov's Lolita has been denounced as immoral filth, hailed as a moral masterpiece, and both praised and damne