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Summary:AFTER HER CONTROVERSIAL TAKE ON THE PRINCESS OF WALES IN DIANA UNCLOTHED, CAMILLE PAGLIA'S SECOND FORAY INTO SEXUAL PERSONAE EXPLORES THE LOLITA SYNDROME. FROM THE 12 YEAR OLD IN NABOKOV'S NOVEL, TO THE YOUTH-OBSESSED FASHION AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY THE CHILD-WOMAN HAS ALWAYS HAD AN ENDURING FASCINATION. BUT WHO IS LOLITA - A SEXUALLY AWARE YOUNG GIRL OR A MALE FANTASY THAT COVERS UP INSTITUTIONALISED SEXUAL ABUSE? CAMILLE PAGLIA UNCOVERS THE REAL LOLITA WITH THE HELP OF BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANNE RICE, JOURNALIST SUZANNE MOORE, PHOTOGRAPHER NANCY HONEY, ARTIST GRAHAM OVENDEN, A PSYCHOANALYST, A POET AND A FASHION EXECUTIVE.
Description:CAMILLE PAGLIA LEADS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MYTHS UNDERLYING THE PUBLIC SEXUAL PERSONAE OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES AND LOLITA.