THE NABOKOVIAN. #48 (Spring 2002)

The Nabokovian is a publication of the International Vladimir Nabokov Society. The twice yearly publication of about 60 pages, provides news of the field and a series of notes, annotations, short essays, bibliography. Among its highlights is Brian Boyd’s exhaustive “Annotations to ADA” which has now reached chapter XIX. This last, alone, makes the publication invaluable to all Nabokovians. All members of the Society receive automatic subscriptions. For individuals, the price is $17 per annum. Overseas postage additional. Checks should be made out to “Vladimir Nabokov Society” and sent to Prof. Stephen Parker: Vladimir Nabokov Society, Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures, 2134 Wescoe Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA. E-mail: <sjparker@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>

Table of Contents

“News” by Stephen Parker (3)

“ Source for the Title of _Bend Sinister” by Brian Boyd (5)

“Notes & Commentaries” (8)

Yuri Leving: “Zina’s Dress: Made in …”

“The Willaim Tell Complex in Literature”

“Come Serve the Muse and Merge in Verse”

“Some Reasons for Prof. Pnin to Hate Dr. Bogolepov”

Akiko Nakata: “Rose and Aquamarine: Liza in _Pnin_” (15)

Omry Ronen: “A Direct Antecedent of ‘The Grand-Dad” (19)

Brian Boyd: “Pinning Down Krolik” (23)

“Annotations to ADA” 19: Part I Chapter 19 (28-61)