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RES: [NABOKV-L] VN covers in the "news"
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Don Johnson forwards this item on Dieter Zimmer's web-site collection of
Lolita covers, reported at "The Faster Times" web site:
<http://thefastertimes.com/fiction/2010/08/11/150-covers-for-nabokovs-lolita
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http://thefastertimes.com/fiction/2010/08/11/150-covers-for-nabokovs-lolita/
JM: Resuscitations? Prof. Zimmer's site and Lolita covers are not very
recent but has, at last (and deservedly) become "news.". It was fun to look
them over again for, as we all know, repetitions may bring something totally
unexpected for we change, even if the past changes not.
What called my attention was to realize that so many "Lolita" covers are not
at all "nymphic" but merely, slutty and "pedophilistic." Various suggest the
spell of what HH defines as "a nymphet," whereas other covers only present
the stereotype of any common young girl. To follow the order of publication
dates is also rather informative. My favorite one, for today, is a 2002
Greek cover. Not because of its "nymphic magic," but by the peculiarly
androgynous quality of the girl's sleek lines.
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Lolita covers, reported at "The Faster Times" web site:
<http://thefastertimes.com/fiction/2010/08/11/150-covers-for-nabokovs-lolita
/>
http://thefastertimes.com/fiction/2010/08/11/150-covers-for-nabokovs-lolita/
JM: Resuscitations? Prof. Zimmer's site and Lolita covers are not very
recent but has, at last (and deservedly) become "news.". It was fun to look
them over again for, as we all know, repetitions may bring something totally
unexpected for we change, even if the past changes not.
What called my attention was to realize that so many "Lolita" covers are not
at all "nymphic" but merely, slutty and "pedophilistic." Various suggest the
spell of what HH defines as "a nymphet," whereas other covers only present
the stereotype of any common young girl. To follow the order of publication
dates is also rather informative. My favorite one, for today, is a 2002
Greek cover. Not because of its "nymphic magic," but by the peculiarly
androgynous quality of the girl's sleek lines.
Search archive with Google:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=site:listserv.ucsb.edu&HL=en
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm
Visit "Nabokov Online Journal:" http://www.nabokovonline.com
Manage subscription options: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/