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—the male gaze
the robber bride by margaret atwood // the virgin suicides (1999) // at test of objectification theory: the effect of the male gaze on appearance concerns in college women by rachel m. calogero // ex machina (2015) // a woman’s beauty by susan sontag // lolita (1997) // shame is an ocean, swim across by mary lambert // fleabag // fleabag: the scriptures by phoebe waller-bridge
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The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.
Vladimir Nabakov
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some notes on lolita (1962)
dir. stanley kubrick
kubrick paid $150,000 for the rights to the film
vladimir nabakov turned down kubrick’s first offer to write the screenplay. later explaining, “the idea of tampering with my own novel caused me only revulsion.”
nabakov’s first draft was over 400 pages long
nabakov did not recognize the script when he first saw the movie (a few days before the premiere), believing that the film told a vastly different story than the novel, and what his script was trying to convey
vladimir nabakov went on to publish his version the screenplay
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"...my strange joy, my tender night."
Vladimir Nabakov, Letters to Véra
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Did you know that Nabokov had Synesthesia?
This is where the mind mixes up sensorial stimuli. I.e., if one hears a bell, one will see an apple. Or if you taste salt, you will feel a texture on your skin.
If you read his stuff, it kinda makes sense. Makes for fantastic writing.
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The air around her is filled with butterflies.They blow across her face.Their wings touch her eyes.Their antennae quiver her lashes.Wherever she looks- kaleidoscopic flight.Multicolored clouds above and behind,Sweeping to escape each blind footfall.One alights, exhausted and fluttering,Moving its wings upon a damaged hinge,Near enough to cup in palms.“What a twisting turning thing,” she…
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to russia, by vladimir nabakov
#hiyutekivigil#nabakov#vladimir nabokov#to russia#poem#poetry#words#lit#literature#academia#academia aesthetic#dead poets society#dead poets aesthetic
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reading articles that dissect Lolita and Ada or ardor while listening to nitty gritty dirt band is crazy
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What’s the difference between nudity , in literature , sex in literature of children and loli? Explain. Both is illegal because both is loli.
Well, this is the stupidest thing you’ve sent so far.
If you’re going to criticize shoujo tsubaki for depicting minors in sexual situations you might as well criticize most anime/manga.
You might as well hate anime and claim all of these are loli/shota. None of these animes are illegal btw.
By your logic, South Park (and many other adult cartoons) might as well be considered CP since it depicts 8-10 year olds naked or in sexual situations. It isn’t, btw, since all of the scenes in South Park are meant to shock and gross out the viewers, not turn them on.
In my personal opinion, idrc if fictional minors are in situations like these as long as it isn’t being portrayed as sexy/fun.
You can hate and avoid works like Shoujo Tsubaki as a result of being disgusted by it, but don’t throw a bitch fit and send me bullshit like this.
#pro fiction#anti censorship#I just know your head would explode if you read Lolita by Vladimir nabakov😭#pro ship#aight anon show yourself#anon hate
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beginners guide to classics:
novels —
the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde (the classic that started it all for me - oscar wilde is KING)
dracula - bram stoker
rebecca - daphne du maurier
a christmas carol - charles dickens
frankenstein - mary shelley
their eyes were watching god - zora neale hurston
the haunting of hill house - shirley jackson
lolita - vladimir nabakov (my current read)
jane eyre - charlotte bronte
plays & short story collections —
the importance of being earnest - oscar wilde
the crucible - arthur miller
the bloody chamber and other short stories - angela carter (adore this)
edgar allen poe's short stories
poetry —
goblin market - christina rossetti
sappho
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Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
#vladimir nabokov#lolita#literature#book cover#art#bookshelf#bookstore#nabakov would have approved of this cover
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{Quotes: f scott Fitzgerald×2, Vladimir nabakov }
To her , no one is or could ever be more dear to me than you , therefore I shall keep loving you to the very end of everything
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There’s a doc about Nick Cave (Called 20 000 Days on Earth) wherein he talks about his relationship with his father. And how it was his Dad that basically got him into literature as a kid. And one of the texts that he showed him was the first few pages of Lolita. The opening of this novel. And that was what inspired Cave to become a writer.
It certainly inspired me as well. I mean, ^ just look at it. Read it. Amazin.
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Writing Styles
Would Nabokov’s writing be considered “purple prose” in today’s writing climate? by meadowillow_
meadowillow_ : Vladimir Nabokov is praised as one of the most gifted writers of the ornate style. Interestingly, somebody wrote an article—its title eludes me—about sending a sample of Nabokov’s writing for review. This sample was sent under a pseudonym. The advice was to make the writing simple and economical.
That made me wonder. How much of our judgements about ornate writing are post-hoc rationalisations? Do we fish for reasons to judge the writing as good because we know the author is a masterful stylist? Would we judge their writing the same if it were written by a nameless, faceless stranger on the internet?
I’m denying neither that Nabokov is an excellent writer nor that his work is immune from criticism. I just wonder how much established authors fairly evade and unknown authors bear the brunt of a certain type of criticism.
With all of this in mind:
Do you think that Nabokov’s writing would be well-received if he were an unknown author in 2024?
[I’d like to keep the focus on his writing style not on the controversial nature of some of his books.]
Great_Ad_5561: I used an alt account to post an excerpt from an award-winning novel in r/writers, and it was torn apart. I think people these days don't appreciate anything that isn't straightforward. Of course, there are those who still enjoy it, but for the most part, lives are busier now than they were then, and to some, it is easier to read straightforward books.
Bridalhat: Also, judging by the types of work most commonly posted here, r/writers and r/writing is not full of literary scholars, writers, or readers. Which is fine! But there’s probably more people here who like Sanderson’s prose than who have read Nabokov period, maybe excluding Lolita.
SizeableDuck: I'm not a fan of this trend at all, though everyone's obviously entitled to their opinion.
I read Lolita recently and absolutely loved it mainly because of how witty and poetic the prose was - completely unlike anything published nowadays, not to mention its subject matter. It's clear from the first page that Nabakov was a genius.
Tried Way of Kings for the first time shortly afterwards and found it to be the driest, most watered-down thing I've ever read by comparison. The only thing about it that challenged me was reaching the final page.
I get that Sanderson has a different style and his writing is -meant- to be completely lacking in spice, style and charm in order to make his stories more palatable for the average fantasy fan nowadays, but look me in the eye and tell me you've ever laughed at the constant, god-awful wordplay in those books.
He just describes exactly what's happening in the plot and the character's heads. There's no poetry and it makes me a little bit sad to see so many people praising him as an amazing fantasy writer purely because of his plots.
You can find a ton of writers nowadays that're like Sanderson, but you can't find any closer to Nabakov.
Brandon Sanderson: While I agree that taste is completely subjective--and it's never offensive for someone to simply not like a book--I think you're spreading some misinformation here.
Those of us trying for clean, striking prose aren't doing it to make "stories more palatable for the average fantasy fan nowadays." We do it because we like this style, and would rather the ideas--and not the method by which they are expressed--be the challenging part of a story. I find it insulting that you'd imply prose choice is anything but a literary decision made for the merits of the narrative.
This division isn't new. George Orwell was advocating for clean, crisp prose in the 40s, a full decade before Lolita was written. This push and pull between clarity and ornament stretches back to Shakespeare, whose contemporaries would lambast his flourishes as incomprehensible. (Not that I mind, obviously, literary genius being in the ornaments. It's only that I find multiple kinds of writing worthwhile.)
Moreover, you can absolutely find writers closer to Nabakov today. Guy Gavriel Kay is still writing, and is one of my favorites. (Try Under Heaven.) Hal Duncan is still writing, and is amazing, though rarely releases anything. And, of course, there's N. K. Jemisin--not the same, but most certainly "closer to Nabakov." Even the majority of the writers in the New Weird experimented with style in the same ways as I think you'd like.
Many varieties of writing are valuable to the craft, and I suggest new writers (many of whom frequent this subreddit) practice multiple styles to find the ones that appeal to them and match their narrative goals. It's totally fine to prefer one over another, but I find abundant "spice, style, and charm" in something crisp like Harrison Bergeron--indeed, I find just as much of it as I do in something like Lolita, if for different reasons.
SizeableDuck: Much more level-headed and correct than what I was typing last night. Thanks for the recommendations, too.
Edit: Just realised you are the man himself. I take everything back.
Edit 2: By this I mean I take back my previous rudeness twofold. I had a think about it this morning when I read his reply and realised that the creatives I love to shit on have, in most cases, accomplished more than I could hope to. And in addition, probably know more about the topics I'm criticising than I do.
#the stormlight archive#the way of kings#brandon sanderson#branderson#root#wob#kind of#cfsbf#writing#writing styles
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