A selective list of online literary criticism for Vladimir Nabokov, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites
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Amis, Martin. An essay on Lolita by novelist Martin Amis, from the Random House site
Boyd, Brian. "'Even Homais Nods': Nabokov's Fallibility, or, How to Revise Lolita," Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
Cornwell, Neil. An introduction to Vladimir Nabokov from the Literary Encyclopedia, 21 March 2002. On The Man from the USSR and Other Plays (1923); The Return of Chorb (1925); Mary (1926); Invitation to a Beheading (1936); The Waltz Invention (1938); The Gift (1938); The Real Life of Sebastian Knight (1941); Lolita (1955); Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited (1967); The Enchanter
Couturier, Maurice. "The Poerotic Novel: Nabokov's Lolita and Ada," English version of Chapter 5 of Roman et censure, ou la mauvaise foi d'Eros. Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
Couturier, Maurice. "Lolita et la France," Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
Downey, Glen. "The Relentless Combination: Chess and the Patterns of Madness in Vladimir Nabokov's The Defense," The Antigonish Review, Issue 121
Gaitskill, Mary. "My Inspiration: Vladimir Nabokov: A Tribute to the Sorcerer of Evil," by novelist Mary Gaitskill, in Salon, Nov. 1995
Lemay, Eric. "Dolorous Laughter." The debate about the "morality" of Lolita. Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
Rolo, Charles. Classic review of Lolita from the Atlantic Monthly, 1958 (removed)
Schiff, Stephen. "An Interview with Stephen Schiff," by Suellen Stringer-Hye. Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
Schuman, Sam. "On the Road to Canterbury, Liliput and Elphinstone - The Rough Guide: Satiric Travel Narratives in Chaucer, Swift and Nabokov." Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
Williams, Mary Elizabeth. "Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov," The author contends that Lolita is the greatest American novel. In Salon magazine
More than 35 scholarly essays on Nabokov, "both original and previously published criticism by some of the best known Nabokov scholars in the world," from Zemblarchive
A CNN special on Nabokov, includes reviews of his books from the Time Magazine archives and some information on his love of butterflies, 1999
100 Years of Nabokov, a feature from Random House
Discussion questions for Lolita, from publisher Random House
The Internet Movie Database provides full details of the 1962 and 1997 film versions of Lolita
A summary of work on Nabokov in print from 1993 onwards, by Vanderbuilt Univ. librarian by Suellen Stringer-Hye. Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
An extensive page of web links related to Nabokov, from Suellen Stringer-Hye, Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
An electronic resource for scholars and students in search of original Nabokov materials held in collections around the world, the Zemblarchive
Web site for the International Vladimir Nabokov Society, includes a summary of current trends in Nabokov scholarship
A bibliography of Nabokov bibliographies, covering film, television, literary criticism, and more, from Penn State Univ. Libraries web site
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