NABOKV-L post 0022027, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:15:24 -0400

There is some worthwhile discussion of the themes of the title as relating
to the book's content lurking in the linked page of this Boyd essay.

http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/boydpf4.htm


It does seem like the thieving interplay of the sun, moon and sea are a
poetic theme that just never got old for Shakespeare though.

-Derek

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Hyman, Eric <ehyman@uncfsu.edu> wrote:

> Much more direct is *Timon of Athens* 4.3. 431-432:****
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> In Henry IV, part one, Hotspur says:
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> By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap
> To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon,
> Or dive into the bottom of the deep,
> Where fathom-line could never touch the ground,
> And pluck up drowned honour by the locks. (1.3)
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> Could this be a link or bobolink to Pale Fire's title? Fire/sun (as
> represented by Hotspur, the speaker), moon, and ocean; all the errant
> theives are there. Prince Hal, Hotspur's mirror, is a thief, as well.
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> I have searched the internet for a discussion on this topic and have found
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> -Corinne
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