Coitus.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Though I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I wasn’t very shocked by the direction Nabokov steered his novel plot-wise. The foreshadowing of Clare Quilty’s increased significance was present dating back to Dolores’ poster of him when she was still a nymphet. In the foreword, we already know that Humbert is in some sort of legal […]
Coitus.
Tags: coitus, Homosexuality, Humbert, kinsey, Lolita, Obsession
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For Tomorrow
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Hi everyone, It certainly is a pleasure to read about your admiration of and enthusiasm for Nabokov’s writing. Your posts provide a great mix of responses to the various complex literary devices he has employed so brilliantly, and I am looking forward to tomorrow’s discussion—and potential debates! The documents for this week provide a telling […]
For Tomorrow
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Suspended between Lolita and Lucidity
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Sorry for the late post! I wasn’t quite to the end of part two last night and wanted to finish it before writing. First of all, wow! I have so much respect for Nabokov as an author! He has total mastery over language, mood, and his audience. I know there is no “real” author present, […]
Suspended between Lolita and Lucidity
Tags: Humbert Humbert, Identity, Illusion, Lolita, Memory, Nabokov
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Selfish Hum and Poor Lo
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Oh Lolita, my Lolita, I have begun to feel for you! Dear Humbert was endearing and charming when his having Lo was but a fantasy. However, what I read in Part Two of Lolita eroded my warm feelings toward Humbert Humbert. How could they not when he admitted to threatening Dolores for sex? “I relied […]
Selfish Hum and Poor Lo
Tags: Humbert, incest, Lolita, moral apotheosis, Quilty
Posted in April 3, Tal Shtulsaft | No Comments »
Well played, Nabokov, well played
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
At the end of Lolita, I felt kind of regretful that I did not borrow/purchase the annotated version because of all the references and word plays I am bound to have missed. I appreciate that this novel was split up into two classes: after our initial discussion, I approached reading part two differently than part […]
Well played, Nabokov, well played
Tags: Humbert Humbert, Lolita, Nabokov, Obsession, Quilty
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