Searching High and Lo: Unholy Quests for Lolita

Searching High and Lo: Unholy Quests for Lolita

Jenkins critiques Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, a travel narrative filled with maps, motels, tourist traps, and scenic viewpoints, and issues of displacement and movement. She opines that, in its interwoven structure, language, and subject, Lolita follows a pattern of a quest narrative, moving for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Twentieth century literature 2005-06, Vol.51 (2), p.210-243
1. Verfasser: Jenkins, Jennifer L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bullets
Critical Theory
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
Essays
Fear
Funerary rituals
Labyrinths
Language
Literary criticism
Literary Theory
Literature and Literary Studies
Nabokov, Vladimir
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899-1977)
Narratives
Novelists
Novels
Parody
Pilgrimages
Theory and Philosophy
Travel
Works
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Zusammenfassung:Jenkins critiques Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, a travel narrative filled with maps, motels, tourist traps, and scenic viewpoints, and issues of displacement and movement. She opines that, in its interwoven structure, language, and subject, Lolita follows a pattern of a quest narrative, moving forward, circling, and moving away from the nymphet at its center.
ISSN:0041-462X
2325-8101
DOI:10.1215/0041462X-2005-3007