5. Lolita And Aubrey Beardsley

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table Of Contents 6
3. Foreword 7
4. Note On Abbreviations And References 9
5. 1. Nabokov And The Two Sister Arts 11
6. 2. The ‘Mad Pursuit’ In Laughter In The Dark 30
7. 3. The Real Life Of Sebastian Knight. Its Colours And Painting 39
8. 4. Pnin And The History Of Art 44
9. 5. Lolita And Aubrey Beardsley 59
10. 6. Pale Fire Zemblematically 67
11. 7. Leonardo And ‘Spring In Fialta’ 87
12. 8. A Shimmer Of Exact Details: Ada’S Art Gallery 98
13. 9. Ada And Bosch 145
14. Appendix I: Passages In Nabokov’S Novels, Stories Or Autobiography Referring Or Alluding To Paintings 167
15. Appendix II: Painters Mentioned Or Obviously Referred To In Nabokov’S Works 178
16. Notes 181
17. Bibliography 197
18. List Of Illustrations And Acknowledgements 207
19. Corresponding Pages In The Volumes Published By Vintage International And Penguin Books 212
20. Index Of Authors 214
21. Index Of Artists 219