A reader's guide to Nabokov's "Lolita".

9781934843659

A reader's guide to Nabokov's "Lolita".

Connolly, Julian W.

Academic Studies Press

2009

185 pages

$40.00

Hardcover

Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history

PS3527

In this guide to understanding the issues raised by the publication of Lolita in 1958 in the US, Connolly (Slavic languages and literatures, U. of Virginia) supplements his analysis of Nabokov's controversial novel with chapters on its genesis, its predecessors in Nabokov's work and world literature, and commentary on its critical reception and legacy. The book includes a chronology of Nabokov's life and career (1899-91), a chronology of the characters in Lolita referenced to page numbers, and annotated guide to further reading about the novel and its author in English.

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