Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0000369, Wed, 9 Nov 1994 08:42:20 -0800

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Romanticism (fwd)
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From: Roy Johnson <Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk>
To: nabokv-l@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu

Let's not get too carried away with agreeing to the
connexions between *Lolita* and romanticism - in
the sense of 'yearning after the unattainable'.

After all, Humbert yearns - but then he attains his
goal and enjoys Lolita again ... and again ... and again
--
Roy Johnson
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