Vladimir Nabokov discusses "Lolita" part 1 of 2
ah wear a hoodie on ...
ah wear a hoodie on mah cock... so u have fun looking for it!! get to sukking fag twat!!!!
Ugh! You ...
Ugh! You contemptuous fool! Have you ever read anything he's said about speech? And I offer a quotation: 'I have always been a wretched speaker. My vocabulary dwells deep in my mind and needs paper to wriggle out into the physical zone.' Even he Russian, his mother-tongue, he writes about an ineptitude in speech, and in English - his third or fourth or second language (depending on whether one counts Cambridge) - he has trouble, are we surprised?
My adoration for ...
My adoration for him is still intact after seeing this video, but I'm kind of disappointed that such masterpieces come from such a stuttering unimpressive man. I guess that's what makes a part of his charm, in way...
the comments here, ...
the comments here, from the above Black Hundred, to the hooligan / hippie below, make my cranium throb and my stomach feel like it is filled with warm beer and mayonnaise. Worse than that, I wanna take cupfuls of de-winged butterflies and shove their clitoris looking bodies deep into the liberal haters ear. It's only with deep-seated hatred that I want to put more butterflies into the liberals ears, but not by much. Nabokov hated you both, so do I.
I believe there is ...
I believe there is nothing special about HH's mind at all, and the situation in the book (if you take away some "hyperbole" - might be much more typical. (I mean the tradegy of aging, in essence)
Indeed, I've ...
Indeed, I've noticed that, in the modern literary canon, Pale Fire seems to have caught a phantom wind, pushing it retrospectively toward the front of a lot of critics lists.
Really big thanks ...
Really big thanks for this upload. Youtube exists for stuff like this.
'MERICA BITCHES! ...
'MERICA BITCHES! FUCK YEAH! Have you ever read the book? Doubtful. You're education system probably called for "Where's Waldo" and "The Bible" only. Xenophobic, crypto-facist zombies like yourself give your country a bad name.
He is a less ...
He is a less eloquent speaker than I expected. Maybe because he is trying to think of interesting phrases and words while simultaneously continuing the flow of dialogue.
"a book about child ...
"a book about child molestation" (I am using the exact words you used to describe this book) can help in many ways rather than just being a work of arts. first thing first, it's about knowing and understanding the thoughts going on in Humbert Humbert's mind, because it is extra hard when you try to know how people like him view the world and what leads them to do what they do. Secondly, anything can be 'fine literature' if it can pull out the core of a human being, & of a situation.
There's a "love ...
There's a "love affair" in Lolita?? I must've missed it :P
that he is. it ...
that he is. it takes a per to write something that leaves such an intense after sting. but lolita did hold a purpose. it was a thought on what we call love. which really is a tradition of coveting. figure it out yourself really.
Q: "How are you ...
Q: "How are you different from Humbert Humbert?" A: "Humbert doesn't know a hawk from a handbag - I do."
Why don't people ...
Why don't people talk in this tone and manner of the 50s anymore?
i was gonna read ...
i was gonna read this book, then i took an arrow in the knee
If youre the would ...
If youre the would be molester (including the catholic priest I metioned in my own comment) you can read it as a handbook: first, establish...no wait a minute...you havent read this book have you? Go read it yourself and then my comment will be as clear as crystal. What I was smiling at was how the attempts to ban this book might have the effect of keeping child grooming and parent grooming firmly OFF the radar...Do you find that a complex argument?
@why760nitro, ...
@why760nitro, You lose again. You failed the Ox challenge, coward.
You do all non- ...
You do all non-liberals a disservice, I regret to say.
only a fucking ...
only a fucking liberal can call a book about child pornography fine literature
so tell me how is a ...
so tell me how is a book about child molestation read
nabakook is a ...
nabakook is a fucking pervert
ass hole the ...
ass hole the grammer nazi as that all you have LOL
Riot need to buff ...
Riot need to buff vladimi..... oh shit wrong page
Nabokov may have ...
Nabokov may have ruined my life, but I still love him. I studied literature and humanities instead of engineering. Needless to say I can't find gainful employment.... I made some Nabokov shirts though that get top hits on google if you type: Nabokov hates your prose. Check them out!
@why760nitro, ...
@why760nitro, Keep losing, asshole. (See? It's one word, not two the way you spell it, you illiterate piece of filth.