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The Narrative Frame of Nabokov's "Lolita", 2007.
This paper considers Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita" as a framed narrative.
1,303 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper examines the use of the literary device, framed narrative, in Nabokov's "Lolita." First, the paper defines the term framed narrative. It then suggests that this device was used in "Lolita" because of the novel's controversial content. Finally, the author suggests that Nabokov may have used framed narrative to protect himself, and possibly his position as a tenured professor.
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"As for Nabokov's note at the end, called "On a Book Entitled Lolita" (pp. 313-319), Lolita's true author ("Foreword" included), Vladimir Nabokov, comes clean immediately, in the first line of this "afterward" note to the reader, about his "impersonation of suave John Ray" (Nabokov, Lolita, p. 313). Nabokov then tells us in detail about both the genesis of, and the creative processes that went into his writing of Lolita, assuring us along the way that (1) the original idea for Lolita was a very old one, and has in fact seen several metamorphoses, on two continents, before finally emerging into the public eye, as the book it is today; (2) his urge to write it was solely a literary one (and he has in fact been writing novels, in not one language but two, since 1924), and once the idea finally emerged into the raw form of a novel, he had no creative choice but (like an itch that simply must be scratched) to finish it; (3) that he had initially been reticent to sign his own name to the book; (4) that he is in fact a stably married man, with hobbies, interests, and a routine kind of life ("Every summer my wife and I go butterfly hunting" (p. 314)), and that this particular work, his own artistic creation Lolita, is a work of art, not pornography (". . . in pornographic novels, action has to be limited to the copulation of cliches", p. 315)"
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Nabokov's "Lolita", 2008.
An examination of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel "Lolita".
2,299 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper looks at how Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert Humbert is a prime example of a character that forces the general public to reconsider what they view as acceptable behavior in literature and society and how throughout the book Nabokov demands of his readers a very personal analysis not only into his writing but into the reader's own sense of decency. It contends that while Nabokov's story is hardly pornographic, it deals heavily with the idea of child molestation though it is never expressly called that in the book and how, while it is now considered one of the greatest books ever written, it is still a testament to the fact that the idea of exploring the sexual misdeeds of a grown man with a child will always result in strong emotions from the reader.
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"This depraved sense of normalcy lends itself to many uncomfortable moments throughout the book. Humbert is a man destined to be his own undoing. An emotionally clumsy man, he sees himself as very subtle and stealthy yet to the reader his agenda is very transparent. This becomes clear from the first day Humbert meets Lolita. After moving from Europe to the United States he ends up boarding with a woman named Charlotte Haze. From the moment he walks in the door of her home the reader is acutely aware of his desire to flee. He is immediately turned off by the state of her home and we see that it is quite obvious to the Haze woman. His attitude changes immediately however as soon as he sets eyes on Lolita. "
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Nabokov's "Lolita", 2004.
This paper offers an analysis of "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The paper discusses Nabokov's novel, "Lolita," that focuses on the invalid nature of the narrator's attempted justification for why we should not judge him morally for his seduction of a prepubescent nymphet.
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"Because of its depiction of the sexual obsession of a suave literary pedophile's for a prepubescent girl, Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" shocked readers and critics alike upon publication. However, the narrator Humbert attempts to provide us with an account of his nymphet love in a manner that tries to justify his pedophilia as driven by an artistic aesthetic."
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Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita", 2005.
Analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's famous 20th century novel, "Lolita".
1,839 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper summarizes Nabokov's novel about an older man?s obsessive love and lustful desire for a young girl and points out that, however beautifully written the novel, sexuality between an adult and child is as morally unacceptable and criminally punishable today as it was in the mid-Fifties when the story was written.
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"Humbert begins his manuscript expressing his passion and love for ?Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul?. standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita? (Nabokov pp 9). Nabokov?s character then goes on to describe his childhood and his adolescent relationship with the ?girl-child,? Annabel, whom he referred to as the ?precursor? to Lolita (Nabokov pp 9). Of Humbert?s encounter with Annabel, Nabokov writes that she would ?let me feed on her open mouth, while with a generosity that was ready to offer her everything, my heart, my throat, my entrails, I gave her to hold in her awkward fist the scepter of my passion? (Nabokov pp 15). This brief sexual encounter ended before climax when the two were interrupted by chance onlookers. Annabel died some four months later."
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Nabokov: Lolita, 1987.
Explores similarities & differences between Nabokov's book & Kubrick's movie LOLITA.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 21.95
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"The novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov and the film version by director Stanley Kubrick differ in a number of ways as to plot, characters, and tone. Of course, the primary difference is in medium, and this is especially important for this novel given that wordplay is a vital element in it, while the film only touches on that aspect of Humbert Humbert's obsessive life. The major diversion Kubrick takes from the book is found in his elevation of Quilty to a major character.
The novel was a controversial one. It was published first in 1955 in France because Nabokov could not find an American publisher, but the book was finally published in the United States in 1958 and became an immediate best-seller:
It is biography, detective story, tale of the double, romantic novel, travel book, comedy, but also tragedy,(...)"
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The Use of Language in Nabokov's "Lolita", 2000.
A look at how the protagonist, although an offensive character, uses language to win his reader's sympathy.
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper analyzes how the use of language in "Lolita" is meant to change the reader's perception of the protagonist's actions.
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"In his novel, Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov writes of a man, Humbert Humbert, plagued by his uncontrollable desire for the love of nymphets. Humbert acknowledges how those reading his accounts will judge them as amoral and wrong, so he attempts to use language, the descriptive analysis of events and people, to create a bond between himself and the reader."
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"A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man" by James Joyce and " Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, 2000.
A comparison of the lives, styles and aesthetics of authors and the themes, intentions, characters and significance of their novels.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, £ 54.95
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"James Joyce (1882-1941) and Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), two of the twentieth century's greatest English-language writers, were exiles throughout their working lives. The conditions of their exile were entirely different, but some of the effects on their writing were similar. Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Nabokov's Lolita (1958) are primarily works of exile. Joyce's heavily autobiographical novel recounts the education and growth of a potential writer, the young Stephen Dedalus, whose increasingly firm goal becomes escape from Ireland and all the complications of religion, politics, and family that hinder him as an artist. Nabokov's Humbert, on the other hand, could only be said to be autobiographical in terms of being an educated European immigrant observing the strange behavior of the people of America. In both cases, however, these deracin?, or..."
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"Lolita" ( Vladimir Nabokov ), 1999.
Critical analysis of two reviews of novel by Trevor McNeely & Brian Walter.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, £ 38.95
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"Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was a controversial novel when it was first published because of its story--the criminal abduction and rape of a twelve year-old girl by her stepfather--and, even more, because of its presentation in the form of a love story. Critics have struggled to develop interpretations and explanations of the author's intentions that account for the strange combination of an extremely brutal subject and Nabokov's elegant writing. Unfortunately, at least with the two scholars studied here, the critical thought expended on the novel seems to have missed the point almost completely. Brian D. Walter and Trevor McNeely--two writers chosen at random from the scholarly literature--approach the novel with an earnestness that is not equaled by their ability to understand the book. Neither of these writers ever manages to be consistent in viewing the.."
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"Lolita", 2004.
An examination of the difference a female author would have made to Vladimir Nabokov's famous novel, "Lolita".
1,015 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses Nabokov's famous novel, "Lolita," and explores what the book might have been like had it been written by a female writer. The paper contends that a female author would have created a more complex and sympathetic characterization for Lolita. The paper explains that a female novelist would have allowed Lolita's motivations to be more transparent, and the reader would better understand why Lolita became Humbert's lover and why she rejected him.
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"Nabokov's famous novel, Lolita, would have some important and essential differences had it been written by a woman. A female writer would have created a more complex and sympathetic characterization for Lolita, expanding on Nabokov's treatment of Lolita as simply a vulgar personification of the qualities of the nymphet. The impact of Humbert's obsession with Lolita and their sexual affair would have been explored more thoroughly by a female author. Further, Humbert would have felt a deeper remorse for his actions in the hands of a woman writer."
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"Lolita", 2002.
An analysis of the defilement of Humbert Humbert in Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 24.95
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This paper demonstrates that the character of Humbert Humbert in Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" is a tragic example of moral failure, where he strove to inure himself against his own innermost desires and was successful until Lolita corrupted his will.
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"Lolita" and Gender Construction, 2004.
A post-modern analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" and the way the novel approaches gender construction.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 28.95
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The paper begins with a brief introduction utilizing an old saying. It continues into the construction of gender that Vladimir Nabokov portrays throughout the novel, "Lolita". The paper peers into Humbert's and Quilty's respective constructions initially and later in the novel. This paper was from a postmodernist perspective.
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"In the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Butler's theory of self-construction applies magnificently to the novel's construction of gender. Throughout the novel, masculinity and femininity are constructed, deconstructed, and rebuilt by the actions of the protagonist, Humbert, in order to better facilitate his changing goals and desires. Consequently, one learns that gender's only constant facet is change."
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"Lolita", 2003.
An analysis of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel "Lolita".
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper examines Vladimir Nabokov's novel, "Lolita," on the relationship between a middle-aged man and a 12-year-old girl. It argues that it is art and not pornography.
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Author Vladimir Nabokov.
This paper discusses the author Vladimir Nabokov and especially three of his works, "Lolita," "That in Aleppo Once...," and "Conversation Piece".
3,330 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 66.95
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This paper explains Nabokov's ultimate theme is the meaning and loss of identity, the moment where the soul is either subsumed into another or finds its grounds for resistance. The author points out that Nabokov creates a grand insecurity of being through words and through story and forces his readers to confront the fact that they themselves are no more stable in their being than are the characters they peruse. The paper relates that the Nabokov's infamous work, "Lolita," is a sordidly poetic novel representing in microcosm much of the pathos and glory of all his work.
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"Both short stories, "That in Aleppo Once..." and "Conversation Piece," have in common themes, which address the high costs of turning other living people into fantasies. In "Conversation Piece" there are certain obvious costs, such as the way that the narrator is consistently getting arrested, molested, or harrassed in place of his double. However, there is also an undertheme of the more severe costs of fantasizing others rather than letting them be themselves. This is evident in the narrator's inability to express his opinions regarding the harms, which Nazi-ism had done to the women who probably needed to hear it, because he could not get past his stereotype of them as blind and sterile individuals, and his vision of Germans as murders or worse."
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Novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Albert Camus, 2005.
A look at the theme of individual freedom as expressed in Nabokov's "Lolita" and Camus's "The Stranger".
2,112 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 45.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes how the theme of individual freedom or free will is depicted through each author's characterization of their protagonists, including events that helped reinforce the deviant behavior that they had decided to adopt and exercise in their rigidly conservative society.
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"Camus elucidates the main argument that this paper presents: in the preface to "The Stranger," he identifies the character of Meursault, the novel's protagonist, suffering a downfall "because he does not play the game." In this paper, the characters' inability to 'play the game' that society sets out for each individual leads to their isolation from and eventually, condemnation from, the society. Non-conformity to the norms of society through the exercise of one's free will is considered deviant, and society considers that it is its function to ensure that deviant behavior is not tolerated in order to preserve the 'order' and stability that social norms and rules offer to civil society."
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