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Nabokov’s Novel "Exile" Theme

Posted on:2015-12-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:G H QiaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330422486816Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Nabokov is a famous twentieth Century Russian writer, literary critic, translatorAmerican. In exile in Europe and the United States during the creation of a large numberof outstanding works, occupies an important position in the history of literature intwentieth Century. The main characteristics of his works both in twentieth Century Russia"expatriate literature", the main elements and the inclusion America contemporaryliterature. Both absorbs the nutrition of traditional literature, and is a good example ofpostmodern fiction.Nabokov is a famous Russian writer American, represents the twentieth CenturyRussian expatriate literature, but also on behalf of the American contemporary literature.Nabokov works reflect the profound complexity, contradiction and rich. For more than100years, the writings of Nabokov controversy has never stopped, the Nabokov boomenduring, began to USA throughout the world, remarkable, its influence.In many of Nabokov’s novels, the most controversial is the embodiment of the ideas,is the representative of "Lolita". The novel "Lolita", reflects the era of complextemperament, also reflects the unique view of literature and art. With the passage of time,in dispute, we can gradually feel the unique charm of Nabokov and his works, this novelhas the experience of Russian literature and literary America double gene, experienceNabokov created a unique "dual world" and the "exile" image.In this thesis, Nabokov’s novel " Lolita " is taken as a specific object of analysis,theauthor uses the methods of text reading analysis, comparison, induction and so on toanalyze the characters of " exile " in "Lolita", delves into the dual elements of Russianand American culture and explores the writer’s unique humanistic caring and spiritualexperience, combining Nabokov early exile. The author concludes that " Humbert " and " Lolita " in "Lolita " are the two typical " exile " images in the kaleidoscope worldoverlapping realities and memories. The writer’s " exile temperament "Lolita" embodiesrelates to Nabokov’s exile life and embodies individual’s loneliness and emptinessoppressed under the limitless space relatively eternal time, the " exiles" can only survivein the crack of the " dual world" of the reality and unreal memory, which reflects thesurvival state of human spirit’s "exile" after the mid-twentieth century.
Keywords/Search Tags:Nabokov, "Lolita", " exile " image, "dual world"
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