Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003450, Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:13:24 -0800

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Re: Inspriration for LOLITA?:through the garden again (fwd)
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EDITOR's NOTE. Bosch's "Garden of EArthly Delights" also figures in ADA
where it is used make an important point about VN's aesthetics.
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On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Welch, Rodney wrote:

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> The actual title of the Bosch painting is "The Garden of Earthly
> Delights," accent on earthly: Bosch was a man of the Middle Ages, and
> the painting suggests that the pleasures of this world lead to eternal
> torment in the next one. A good reproduction can be found here:
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> http://www.southern.net/wm/paint/auth/bosch/delight/delightc.jpg
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> Be forewarned -- it takes forever to download.
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> Rodney Welch
> Columbia, SC
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