The Beauty Of Fragmentation

Lolita is the most representative and controversial work of the famous contemporary Russian-American writer Vladimir Nabokov. It wins the attention of the whole world since the publication in 1955.Modernism began to develop into postmodernism in 1950s in USA. Many critics noticed some postmodern elements in Nabokov'later novels, e.g. Pal Fire and Ada, but owing to some reasons, most of them defined Lolita as a modernist novel. However, this thesis raises a different view. Taking a close look at it, readers can find that this novel has some distinct postmodern characteristics. Then this thesis argues that Lolita is full of postmodern features. It is hoped that this thesis will be beneficial for further study of Nabokov and a more thorough understanding of his unique artistic world.