Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita and the Merited-Response Argument
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita and the Merited-Response Argument
Author(s): Anna Głąb Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Russian Literature, American Literature
Published by: Instytut Filozofii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Nabokov; Lolita; Gaut; the merited-response argument; ethics; Booth; Rorty;
Summary/Abstract: In attempting to answer whether Nabokov’s Lolita can be described as an unethical novel, the author ponders on what basis one could make such a determination. At (1) the author analyzes the merited-response argument offered by Gaut (and previously Hume and Carroll), which provides a conceptual framework for the resolution of the controversy surrounding Lolita. Based on this analysis, (2) the author decides what constitutes the novel’s ethical foundation and what (3) prescriptions and (4) responses can follow from it.
Journal: Diametros
- Issue Year: 18/2021
- Issue No: 70
- Page Range: 26-47
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English