12 episodes

Who is Lolita? The Nabokov literary classic has sparked infinite discussion in the 65 years since its release, but the cultural memory the book has left behind lives more in romance and fashion aesthetics than a cautionary tale about a deceptive predator and his young prey. Jamie Loftus wants to know how we got here, and this series traces Lolita -- the person, Dolores Haze -- from her literary origin to current status as a doomed icon.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

Who is Lolita? The Nabokov literary classic has sparked infinite discussion in the 65 years since its release, but the cultural memory the book has left behind lives more in romance and fashion aesthetics than a cautionary tale about a deceptive predator and his young prey. Jamie Loftus wants to know how we got here, and this series traces Lolita -- the person, Dolores Haze -- from her literary origin to current status as a doomed icon.

    10: Poems That Take 1000 Years to Die

    10: Poems That Take 1000 Years to Die

    10: Poems That Take 1000 Years to Die

    • 1 hr 58 min
    9: The Four Lolitas

    9: The Four Lolitas

    9: The Four Lolitas

    • 1 hr 22 min
    8: Dolores Logs In

    8: Dolores Logs In

    8: Dolores Logs In

    • 1 hr 14 min
    7 (Part 2): Lolita In the 90s

    7 (Part 2): Lolita In the 90s

    7 (Part 2): Lolita In the 90s

    • 1 hr 11 min
    7 (Part 1): That Time David Mamet Wrote a Draft of Lolita (And Other Hollywood Tragedies)

    7 (Part 1): That Time David Mamet Wrote a Draft of Lolita (And Other Hollywood Tragedies)

    7 (Part 1): That Time David Mamet Wrote a Draft of Lolita (And Other Hollywood Tragedies)

    • 58 min
    6: Lolita the Cover Girl, Lolita the Pop Star

    6: Lolita the Cover Girl, Lolita the Pop Star

    6: Lolita the Cover Girl, Lolita the Pop Star

    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
1.4K Ratings

1.4K Ratings

Avery2222u ,

Fantastic

This is an amazing podcast!

I’m not gonna take a star off for this, but god that entire Lana Del Rey section was cringe.

MackenzieRosie ,

Tried hard to like it

I really wanted to like this podcast. The info and citations were well sourced. I found the host’s voice hard to listen to, couldn’t quite put my finger on why. Tried to stick through to the end, but I had to skip most of the last episode. The voiceovers were really strange at times.

Vernon Farquhar ,

Not ONE episode about the WRITING!

Imagine doing a podcast, a very comprehensive podcast, on one of the most controversial English language books in the 20th Century and not mentioning…The Writing! Imagine. The subject matter is icky, pure, as the kids would say, cringe. But if all you did was read the book just for Nabokov’s ability to illuminate a subject or a scene, or an idea or a plot with his luminescent and lyrical prose, you would be a better reader (or writer?) for it. Sadly, there is NO MENTION of Nabokov’s ability to to write as if he is conducting an orchestra of words that only he can put together as the final masterpiece. I waited and waited and what could have and should have been an episode about the writing, never materialized. Having said that, it is the only flaw in an otherwise thorough delve into Lolita.

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