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Vladimir Nabokov : Lolita by Christine Clegg; consultant editor Nicolas Tredell is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><p>In this Readers' Guide, Christine Clegg examines the critical history of <i>Lolita</i> through a broad range of interpretations. Although early criticism of the text polarized around 'that' question - is it literature or pornography? - the influence of American critics such as Lionel Trilling quickly secured canonical status for the novel. A compelling aspect of <i>Lolita</i> criticism is the way in which that question continues to return in different forms. In the 1980s and 1990s, <i>Lolita</i> has been the subject of diverse critical attention, beyond 'Nabokov Studies'&#58; from Richard Rorty's philosophical inquiry into the ethics of cruelty, to Rachel Bowlby's feminist analysis of the rhetoric of consumer culture in the novel. All of the main critical approaches to the novel are covered by this indispensable sourcebook.<p></p><h3>NY Times Book Review Sunday, August 17, 1958 - Elizabeth Janeway</h3><p>[<i>Lolita</i>'s] illicit nature will both shock the reader into paying attention and prevent sentimentally false sympathy from distorting his judgment. Contrariwise, I believe, Mr. Nabokov is slyly exploiting the American emphasis on the attraction of youth and the importanc

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Author

Christine Clegg; consultant editor Nicolas Tredell

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781840461732

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.2 / 5 (178 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14