<p> Vladimir Nabokov one of the 20th century's greatest novelists is particularly remembered for his masterpiece <I>Lolita</I>. The present work examines the enduring themes of <I>Lolita</I> and places the novel in its biographical social cultural and historical contexts. Of particular interest are questions of love in all of its manifestations the central problem of time in the book and memory as it is explored in fictional memoir or in this case the central protagonist's confession.</p>