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[Fwd: Re: Lolita & Molly Bloom's last words (Joyce. Ulysses)]
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> Does the last line of Chapter 10 of Lolita subtly allude to the last
> line of Joyce's Ulysses? Alfred Appel's annotated version doesn't say so, but
> it certainly occurred to me in a recent re-reading.
So easy to get it wrong, as did I once on this very list. I
misremembered
the passage slightly, which caused grave offence. But on the other hand,
it
seemed to indicate how near to being offensive the passage is for some.
Mea maxima culpa.
Nothing like a touch of shame to assure textual fastidiousness.
Cheers,
Wayne Daniels
Philosophie sei, sagt der Theologe, wenn jemand in einem absolut dunklen
Raum mit verbundenen Augen eine schwarze Katze sucht, die gar nicht da
ist.
Theologie aber ist, erwidert der Philosoph, wenn jemand in einem absolut
dunklen Raum und mit verbundenen Augen eine schwarze Katze sucht, die
gar
nicht da ist, und ruft: "Ich hab sie."
> Does the last line of Chapter 10 of Lolita subtly allude to the last
> line of Joyce's Ulysses? Alfred Appel's annotated version doesn't say so, but
> it certainly occurred to me in a recent re-reading.
So easy to get it wrong, as did I once on this very list. I
misremembered
the passage slightly, which caused grave offence. But on the other hand,
it
seemed to indicate how near to being offensive the passage is for some.
Mea maxima culpa.
Nothing like a touch of shame to assure textual fastidiousness.
Cheers,
Wayne Daniels
Philosophie sei, sagt der Theologe, wenn jemand in einem absolut dunklen
Raum mit verbundenen Augen eine schwarze Katze sucht, die gar nicht da
ist.
Theologie aber ist, erwidert der Philosoph, wenn jemand in einem absolut
dunklen Raum und mit verbundenen Augen eine schwarze Katze sucht, die
gar
nicht da ist, und ruft: "Ich hab sie."