Edited with a preface, introduction and notes by alfred appel, jr. The nabokovs were known for their high culture and commitment to public service, and the elder nabokov was an outspoken opponent of antisemitism and one of the leaders of the opposition party, the kadets. Alfred appel s annotated lolita authorised by nabokov unpacks the novels allusions. Dmitri nabokov, now seventyfivethe russian novelists only surviving heir, and translator of many of his bookshas wrestled for three decades with the decision of whether to honor his fathers wish or preserve for posterity the last piece of writing of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Alfred appel s 1974 nabokov s dark cinema has been out of print for some time, but its well worth a look. Nabokov s dark cinema by alfred appel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As a student at cornell university, appel took a course from nabokov. Vladimir nabokov studied french and russian literature at trinity college, cambridge, then lived in berlin and paris, writing prolifically in russian under the pseudonym sirin. Nabokovs dark cinema by alfred appel 1974 september, 2007 by cliff aliperti i was stumbling around the book store a month or so ago looking to burn a gift certificate and i did pretty well. An interview with vladimir nabokov conducted by alfred appel, jr. From ellington and armstrong to matisse and joyce, which discusses the influence of jazz greats such as louis armstrong, duke ellington, charlie parker, and.
Lolita is a 1955 novel written by russianamerican novelist vladimir nabokov. Alfred appel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The novel is presented as a 999line poem titled pale fire, written by the fictional poet john shade, with a foreword, lengthy commentary and index written by shades neighbor and academic colleague, charles kinbote. Preface introduction and notes by alfred appel vladimir nabokov.
Home the annotated lolita vladimir nabokov alfred appel the annotated lolita vladimir nabokov alfred appel. Nabokov was one of my mothers professors when she attended cornell. In what ways does charlotte embody the russian word poshlust which nabokov translated as not only the obviously trashy but also the falsely important, the falsely beautiful, the falsely clever, the falsely attractive. Alfred appel uhpell was a famed jewishamerican professor of english and scholar of modernism, best known for being the foremost authority on his former instructor vladimir nabokov. In 1940, he left france for america, where he wrote some of his greatest worksbend sinister 1947, lolita 1955, pnin 1957. It assiduously illuminates the extravagant wordplay and the frequent literary allusions, parodies, and crossreferences. Alfred appel presents the degeneration which results from a middleaged professors desperate obsession with a precocious, callous teenager whose mother he marries just to be near the young girl.
The 10 best vladimir nabokov books by brian boyd nov 06, 2015 awardwinning nabokov biographer brian boyd wrote an ma thesis that vladimir nabokov called brilliant and a phd thesis that. Criticism, reminiscences, translations, and tributes. The annotated lolita by vladimir nabokov, 9780141185040, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The annotated lolita vladimir nabokov alfred appel. For years bibliographers and literary journalists didnt know whether to group you under russian or american. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Vladimir vladimirovich nabokov was born on april 23, 1899, in st. Jul 22, 2008 alfred appel s annotated lolita authorised by nabokov unpacks the novels allusions. The annotated lolita by vladimir nabokov, alfred appel. January 31, 1934 may 2, 2009 was a scholar noted for his investigations into the works of vladimir nabokov, modern art, and jazz modernism. Nabokov, vladimir vladimirovich, appel, alfred presents the degeneration which results from a middleaged professors desperate obsession with a precocious, callous teenager whose mother he marries just to be near the young girl. Nabokovs dark cinema by alfred appel 1974 immortal ephemera. The best by far was nabokov s scolding of his critics, just the sloppy and clueless ones about 80% of them. The annotated lolita nabokov, vladimir vladimirovich. The meanest things vladimir nabokov said about other writers. Buy the annotated lolita new ed by nabokov, vladimir, appel, alfred isbn. Vladimir nabokov, a bibliography of criticism by dieter e. The 10 best vladimir nabokov books publishers weekly.
Appel was a scholarly expert on vladimir nabokov and the author of wide ranging interpretive books on modern art and jazz. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. While scripting lolita in hollywood, the nabokovs attended a dinner party at david selznicks luxurious house. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alfred appel books online. This annotated edition, a revised and considerably expanded version of the 1970 edition, does full justice to the textual riches of lolita, illuminating the elaborate verbal textures and showing how they contribute to the novels overall meaning. Alfred appel, jr nabokovs dark cinema 1st edition 1974 ebay. The main purpose of this edition is to solve such local problems and to show how they contribute to the total design of the novel. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query.