Lolita's Time Leaks and transatlantic decadence

Norman, Will

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“…We know that such questions troubled Nabokov and played a part in the development of his art. These lines of enquiry have been recently pursued in my two articles, ‘ The Real Life of Sebastian Knight and the Modernist Impasse’ (2007) and ‘ Lolita’s ‘Time Leaks’ and Transatlantic Decadence’ (2009), which read these novels as self‐consciously positioning themselves within particular modernist trajectories, in response to changing historical and critical landscapes.…”

Section: Mapping Nabokov’s Locationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Will Norman’s research focuses on modernism and on twentieth‐century American literature and culture. He has written various articles and chapters on Nabokov in publications such as Nabokov Studies , The Journal of American Studies and the European Journal of American Culture . He studied for his doctorate at Oxford University and is now adapting his thesis, on Nabokov, time and history, into a monograph.…”

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Transitions in Nabokov Studies

Norman

2010

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This article maps recent transitions in Nabokov Studies and places them in the context of the history of the field as it has developed since the 1960s. While many critics have allowed Nabokov's own injunctions and 'strong opinions' to establish the parameters of their research, various scholars over the last decade have shown a willingness to transgress the rules of Nabokovian reading. From historicist approaches to Lolita as a holocaust novel, to controversial questions concerning ethics and ideology, I survey some of the best work on the author and suggest ways in which Nabokov Studies might develop in the future. In the past, many of the most radical readings of Nabokov have focused on Lolita, but the posthumous publication of The Original of Laura now invites renewed focus on the late fiction, while there remains the necessity of exploring Nabokov's place within the contexts of modernism and of world literature.

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Section: Mapping Nabokov’s Locationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%