Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001197, Mon, 5 Aug 1996 12:01:05 -0700

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From: Ronald Alcalay <ronal@uclink.berkeley.edu>



Hello,

Does someone know the reference to the line about Lolita being
parodic of pornography, a letdown because it frustrates the expectations
of readers?

Also, why do some people talk of the morality of Lolita, and others of the
ethics? Can we speak of the reading experience as moral, ethical, either
or both? With reference to the novel, what's the difference?