That’s a shame...

I’m curious whether this type of article (no matter how good) can change someone’s opinion. I wish I knew how the class reacted to this follow up.

Has anyone here ever been “against” Lolita? What changed your mind, if not the text itself?


Alain

On May 15, 2018, at 1:12 PM, Eric NAIMAN <naiman@BERKELEY.EDU> wrote:

For those of us who teach or admire Lolita, Anne Dwyer (Pomona College) has published an eloquent defense of the novel.

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/05/14/teaching-lolita-still-appropriate-opinion
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