Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita

Nabokov writes in “On a book entitled Lolita” that the “initial shiver of inspiration” that triggered the composition of the novel was prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes which had produced a drawing representing the bars of its cage. This study simply takes him at h...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: René Alladaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte" 2010-12-01
Series:Sillages Critiques
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/1682
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832578511572828160
author René Alladaye
author_facet René Alladaye
author_sort René Alladaye
collection DOAJ
description Nabokov writes in “On a book entitled Lolita” that the “initial shiver of inspiration” that triggered the composition of the novel was prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes which had produced a drawing representing the bars of its cage. This study simply takes him at his word and explores the theme of custody in Lolita. It tries to show that this notion dominates the Nabokov’s novel, both in terms of plot and narrative, and affects considerably our reception of the book, turning the reader into the captive of a singularly sophisticated textual mechanism.
format Article
id doaj-art-dbc3cb108c69421caa7a07fe2492ddcd
institution Kabale University
issn 1272-3819
1969-6302
language English
publishDate 2010-12-01
publisher Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"
record_format Article
series Sillages Critiques
spelling doaj-art-dbc3cb108c69421caa7a07fe2492ddcd2025-01-30T13:48:18ZengCentre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"Sillages Critiques1272-38191969-63022010-12-011110.4000/sillagescritiques.1682Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans LolitaRené AlladayeNabokov writes in “On a book entitled Lolita” that the “initial shiver of inspiration” that triggered the composition of the novel was prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes which had produced a drawing representing the bars of its cage. This study simply takes him at his word and explores the theme of custody in Lolita. It tries to show that this notion dominates the Nabokov’s novel, both in terms of plot and narrative, and affects considerably our reception of the book, turning the reader into the captive of a singularly sophisticated textual mechanism.https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/1682intertextualityjailcustodytrapcagecustodian
spellingShingle René Alladaye
Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita
Sillages Critiques
intertextuality
jail
custody
trap
cage
custodian
title Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita
title_full Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita
title_fullStr Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita
title_full_unstemmed Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita
title_short Geôle, enjôler, enjoliver : surveiller et (p)unir dans Lolita
title_sort geole enjoler enjoliver surveiller et p unir dans lolita
topic intertextuality
jail
custody
trap
cage
custodian
url https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/1682
work_keys_str_mv AT renealladaye geoleenjolerenjoliversurveilleretpunirdanslolita