« The author of the immortal Lolita and Pale Fire, born to an eminent Russian family, conjures the apotheosis of the high modernist artist: cultured, refined-as European as they come. But Vladimir Nabokov, who came to America fleeing the Nazis, came to think of his time here as the richest of his life. Indeed, Nabokov was not only happiest […]
« Enfant, elle grandit entre sa grand-mère et sa mère, entre désordre et mélancolie, dans un véritable capharnaüm. De temps en temps, un homme séduisant qui l’impressionne et la rend muette l’emmène dîner dans une boîte de nuit. Cet homme est son père, Maurice Girodias, don Juan et dandy, éditeur de Lolita, Miller et Burroughs, héros de […]
« Whereas literary criticism has mainly oscillated between “the death of the author” (Barthes) and “the return of the author” (Couturier), this work suggests another perspective on authorship through an analysis of Nabokov’s prefaces. It is here argued that the author, being neither dead nor tyrannical, alternates between authoritative apparitions and receding disappearances in the double […]
Sommaire : Préface par Philippe Chardin. Introduction par Alexia Gassin et John Pier I – Effacements narratifs René Alladaye : « Et le sujet du roman ? Il n’en a pas. » Itinéraires d’effacement, de « Lolita » à « Laura » John Pier : « The Original of Laura » : les textes du roman II – Effacements auctoriaux Alexia […]
« Nabokov gained international fame with Lolita, a highly erotic and morally disturbing novel. Through its comprehensive study of the amorous and sexual behaviors of Nabokov’s characters this book shows how Eros, both as a clown or a pervert, contributes to the poetic excellence of his novels and accounts for the unfolding of the plots. »