Overview
Who is Lolita? The Nabokov literary classic has sparked infinite discussion in the 65 years since its release, but the cultural memory the book has left behind lives more in romance and fashion aesthetics than a cautionary tale about a deceptive predator and his young prey. Jamie Loftus wants to know how we got here, and this series traces Lolita -- the person, Dolores Haze -- from her literary origin to current status as a doomed icon.
12 Episodes
10: Poems That Take 1000 Years to Die
10: Poems That Take 1000 Years to Die
Transcribed - Published: 1 February 2021
7 (Part 1): That Time David Mamet Wrote a Draft of Lolita (And Other Hollywood Tragedies)
7 (Part 1): That Time David Mamet Wrote a Draft of Lolita (And Other Hollywood Tragedies)
Transcribed - Published: 11 January 2021
6: Lolita the Cover Girl, Lolita the Pop Star
6: Lolita the Cover Girl, Lolita the Pop Star
Transcribed - Published: 4 January 2021
4: Dolores, Psychology, and Survivors
4: Dolores, Psychology, and Survivors
Transcribed - Published: 14 December 2020
3: How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Lolita? (1962)
3: How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Lolita? (1962)
Transcribed - Published: 7 December 2020
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