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Re: Henry James and Nabokov. (fwd)
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From: Mark Dintenfass <mldin@execpc.com>
>From: Iann88@aol.com
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>Did James influence Nabokov in any way that
>Nabokov would not admit?
I don't know if Nabokov admitted it, but it seems apparent to me that
Lolita is (among many other things, of course) a satiric inversion of
James' trans-Atlantic theme: cynical old Europe debauched by innocent
young America.
Mark Dintenfass
Lawrence University
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Mark
>From: Iann88@aol.com
>
>Did James influence Nabokov in any way that
>Nabokov would not admit?
I don't know if Nabokov admitted it, but it seems apparent to me that
Lolita is (among many other things, of course) a satiric inversion of
James' trans-Atlantic theme: cynical old Europe debauched by innocent
young America.
Mark Dintenfass
Lawrence University
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Mark