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PF poem, scholarship, and the Waughs
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Charles mentions that Auberon Waugh picked PF as his novel of the
century. Auberon's father, Evelyn Waugh, thought the poem "Pale Fire"
was pretty good too:
"I enjoyed _Pale Fire_ awfully & thought the poem no parody or pastiche
but a jolly good composition in its own right. _Much_ better than
_Lolita_ . But a show-off. Too clever by half. But a pleasure." [The
last four sentences refer to the novel, not the poem--he is answering
Nancy Mitford, who had asked whether he liked PF.]
Source is _The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh_ (Hodder and
Stoughton, 1996), 468; the date is December 1962.
Mary Bellino
---- Original message ----
>From: Chaswe@AOL.COM
>Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Pale Fire & scholarship
> A few years ago Auberon Waugh (RIP) selected Pale
> Fire as his novel of the century. No doubt he had
> many reasons, but the one that struck me most was
> that he perceived it as a gigantic and hilarious
> send-up of the literary scholarship business.
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century. Auberon's father, Evelyn Waugh, thought the poem "Pale Fire"
was pretty good too:
"I enjoyed _Pale Fire_ awfully & thought the poem no parody or pastiche
but a jolly good composition in its own right. _Much_ better than
_Lolita_ . But a show-off. Too clever by half. But a pleasure." [The
last four sentences refer to the novel, not the poem--he is answering
Nancy Mitford, who had asked whether he liked PF.]
Source is _The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh_ (Hodder and
Stoughton, 1996), 468; the date is December 1962.
Mary Bellino
---- Original message ----
>From: Chaswe@AOL.COM
>Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Pale Fire & scholarship
> A few years ago Auberon Waugh (RIP) selected Pale
> Fire as his novel of the century. No doubt he had
> many reasons, but the one that struck me most was
> that he perceived it as a gigantic and hilarious
> send-up of the literary scholarship business.
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