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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
Main Author: Jenkins, Jennifer L.
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.
ISSN:0041-462X
2325-8101
DOI:10.1215/0041462X-2005-3007