Premium Content Young America and Old Europe in Nabokov's Lolita
By Anonymous - October 15, 2001
In Lolita's afterword, Nabokov describes two opposing views of the book, displayed by two readers. One felt that Lolita was a tale of " 'Old Europe debauching young America,'" while another saw it as " 'Young America debauching old Europe'"(p. 314). The question is, who or what exactly represents young America and old Europe? In the context of the…
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