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Lolita between Adaptation and Interpretation : From Nabokov's Novel and Screenplay to Kubrick's Film / by Anna Pilińska
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pilinska, Anna, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Lolita.
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977--Film adaptations.
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
- Summary:
- This book offers a comparative analysis of three versions of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita: namely, the original novel (1955), the script written by the novelist himself and published as Lolita: A Screenplay (1974), and Stanley Kubrick's film based on Lolita's storyline (1962). Kubrick's final product oscillates between adaptation and interpretation, as it draws from both Nabokov's novel and script, but also uses the improvisational talents of the cast, eventually rendering the director's firm auteurial hand clearly visible throughout the film. The book analyses how various additions and subtraction
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter One The Plot on Paper: The Nabokovian Nymphet & Co.
- Chapter Two The Plot on Screen: The Kubrickian Kitten & Co.
- Chapter Three The Handling of the Characters
- Chapter Four The Postmodern Game: The Problem of Intertextuality
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-8146-5
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