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In the previous message to the List (see below) I had established that Poshlost' was vnuchka leni (a grand-daughter of Idleness). I just suddenly realized who was Poshlost''s grand-father. Dedushka ("grandpa," as he was often called affectionately) Lenin! As you remember, Gorki, author of Chelovek ("Man"), is also the author of the famous necrologic essay, "V. I. Lenin." In it he several times calls Lenin "the Man written with a capitalized initial" (Chelovek s bol'shoi bukvy), which is, by the way, another example of poshlost'.
Isn't this side-splitting? I think I'll try to write another short note for The Nabokovian before the expire of the year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
Alexey
----- Original Message -----
From: Alexey Sklyarenko
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Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 2:46 AM
Subject: [NABOKV-L] Fw: good example of poshlust
A good example of poshlust found in Gorki's "Man" (Chelovek):
"Faith (Vera) with her dark eyes looks into his [Man's] rebellious face and awaits him to her calm embrace..." (zhdiot ego v svoi spokoinye ob'iatiia, can not translate the phrase's ending adequately)
A little further into Gorki's piece, Poshlost' is called "daughter of the vile Boredom" that in turn is called "daughter of Idleness." Poshlost' is thus a grand-daughter of Idleness (Len').
Alexey Sklyarenko
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Isn't this side-splitting? I think I'll try to write another short note for The Nabokovian before the expire of the year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
Alexey
----- Original Message -----
From: Alexey Sklyarenko
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 2:46 AM
Subject: [NABOKV-L] Fw: good example of poshlust
A good example of poshlust found in Gorki's "Man" (Chelovek):
"Faith (Vera) with her dark eyes looks into his [Man's] rebellious face and awaits him to her calm embrace..." (zhdiot ego v svoi spokoinye ob'iatiia, can not translate the phrase's ending adequately)
A little further into Gorki's piece, Poshlost' is called "daughter of the vile Boredom" that in turn is called "daughter of Idleness." Poshlost' is thus a grand-daughter of Idleness (Len').
Alexey Sklyarenko
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