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Annaliese
The quotes Donald supplies are a good start. They set the tone for most of
what VN says about Wake. I tend to agree with VN's assessment. I consider
myself as one who has been saved from the brink of the cult.
More to the purpose, you could note that Charles Kinbote refers directly to
FW, but disguises the title with an apostrophe.
If I were obliged to compare Fire and Wake (an amazing task -- have they as
much in common as the Bible and the LA phone directory?), I wouldn't lose
the opportunity to quote the remark that Haines makes, in Ulysses, about
Stephan Dedalus's theories on Hamlet. A remark some would consider a fair
comment on those today who get drawn ineluctably and risibly into the Wake.
Andrew
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From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:46 PM
Subject: Fwd: Nabokov and Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
> Hello list,
> I am working on a comparison between Nabokov's Pale Fire and Joyce's
> Finnegans Wake. I remember that once I read Nabokov's negative opinion on
FW
> (although he mentions it in Pale Fire) , while he appreciated Ulysses.
Does
> anybody have the precise quotation from Nabokov or at least the
> bibliographical reference?
>
> Thank you,
> Annalisa
>
> P.S. This is the first time I write to the Nabokov Forum, so forgive me if
> my request is inappropriate:)
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
----- End forwarded message -----
The quotes Donald supplies are a good start. They set the tone for most of
what VN says about Wake. I tend to agree with VN's assessment. I consider
myself as one who has been saved from the brink of the cult.
More to the purpose, you could note that Charles Kinbote refers directly to
FW, but disguises the title with an apostrophe.
If I were obliged to compare Fire and Wake (an amazing task -- have they as
much in common as the Bible and the LA phone directory?), I wouldn't lose
the opportunity to quote the remark that Haines makes, in Ulysses, about
Stephan Dedalus's theories on Hamlet. A remark some would consider a fair
comment on those today who get drawn ineluctably and risibly into the Wake.
Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:46 PM
Subject: Fwd: Nabokov and Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
> Hello list,
> I am working on a comparison between Nabokov's Pale Fire and Joyce's
> Finnegans Wake. I remember that once I read Nabokov's negative opinion on
FW
> (although he mentions it in Pale Fire) , while he appreciated Ulysses.
Does
> anybody have the precise quotation from Nabokov or at least the
> bibliographical reference?
>
> Thank you,
> Annalisa
>
> P.S. This is the first time I write to the Nabokov Forum, so forgive me if
> my request is inappropriate:)
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
----- End forwarded message -----