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Chasing Lolita : how popular culture corrupted Nabokov's little girl all over again / / Graham Vickers



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Autore: Vickers Graham Visualizza persona
Titolo: Chasing Lolita : how popular culture corrupted Nabokov's little girl all over again / / Graham Vickers Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
Disciplina: 813/.54
Soggetto topico: Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century
Popular culture - United States - History - 21st century
Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century
Literature and society - United States - History - 21st century
Lolita (Fictitious character)
Girls in literature
Nymphets in literature
Note generali: The real life of Dolores Haze : just the facts -- Casebooks and fantasies : Dolores Haze's oft-told tale -- A very 1950s scandal : hurricane Lolita -- Lolita in movieland 1: little victims and little princesses -- Lolita in movieland 2 : 'pedophilia is a hard sell' -- On the road : Lolita's moving prison -- Take one: how did they ever make a film of Lolita? -- Dramatic arts : Lolita center stage -- The spirit of free enterprise : every foul poster -- Tabloids and factoids : the press and Lolita -- Take two: once more with feeling -- Blood sisters : some responses to Lolita."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Real Life of Dolores Haze: Just the Facts; Chapter 2: Casebooks and Fantasies: Dolores Haze's Oft-Told Tale; Chapter 3: A Very 1950's Scandal: Hurricane Lolita; Chapter 4: Lolita in Movieland 1: Little Victims and Little Princesses; Chapter 5: Lolita in Movieland 2: "Pedophilia Is a Hard Sell"; Chapter 6: On the Road: Lolita's Moving Prison; Chapter 7: Take One: How Did They Ever Make a Film of Lolita?; Chapter 8: Dramatic Arts: Lolita Center Stage
Chapter 9: The Spirit of Free Enterprise: Every Foul Poster Chapter 10: Tabloids and Factoids: The Press and Lolita; Chapter 11: Take Two: Once More, with Feeling; Chapter 12: Blood Sisters: Some Responses to Lolita; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover
Sommario/riassunto: In the summer of 1958, a 12-year-old girl took the world by storm?Lolita was published in the United States?and since then, her name has been taken in vain to serve a wide range of dubious ventures, both artistic and commercial. Offering a full consideration of not only 'the Lolita effect" but shifting attitudes toward the mix of sex, children, and popular entertainment from Victorian times to the present, this study explores the movies, theatrical shows, literary spin-offs, artifacts, fashion, art, photography, and tabloid excesses that have distorted Loli
Titolo autorizzato: Chasing Lolita  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-55652-963-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815204903321
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