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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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Published in: | Twentieth century literature 2005-06, Vol.51 (2), p.210-243 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 0041-462X 2325-8101 |
DOI: | 10.1215/0041462X-2005-3007 |