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Nabokov's Eros and the Poetics of Desire

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 1-5
  3. Eros’ Age-Old Tricks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
    2. The Tribulations of Adonis

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 9-34
    3. Eve’s Dupes

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 35-61
  4. Sterile Perversions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
    2. A Mere Animal Need: King, Queen, Knave

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 65-91
    3. No Need

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 92-111
    4. Cruelty is Bliss

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 112-135
  5. Creative Perversions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. In a Glass Darkly: Pale Fire

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 139-158
    3. Nymph-Hunting

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 159-194
    4. Recreating the Androgyn: Ada

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 195-227
  6. Epilogue: Eros’ Denials

    1. Epilogue: Eros’ Denials

      • Maurice Couturier
      Pages 228-246
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 247-253

About this book

Nabokov gained international fame with Lolita, a highly erotic and morally disturbing novel. Through its comprehensive study of the amorous and sexual behaviors of Nabokov's characters this book shows how Eros, both as a clown or a pervert, contributes to the poetic excellence of his novels and accounts for the unfolding of the plots.

Reviews

'The book escorts us through [Nabakov's] novels and stories with a mixture of quotation and summary. . . the result is both enjoyable and revelatory - an exhilarating, speeded-up journey through Nabakov's oeuvre' - The Guardian

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Nice, France

    Maurice Couturier

About the author

Maurice Couturier is Emeritus Professor at the University of Nice, France. He is the editor of Nabokov's novels in the Pléiade edition, and the translator of many of his and David Lodge's novels. He has undertaken a new career as a novelist.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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