Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010501, Mon, 1 Nov 2004 09:20:28 -0800

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Fwd: Re: Cervantes & Shakespeare p.s.
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EDNOTE. It is true that VN was fascinated by "fatidic dates"--as was Pushkin. A
good deal has been written about both guys & such dates. I'm not sure
Cervantes' birthday was among them. But, yes, VN did do a lecture course at
Harvard on DQ. The lectures have been published. Jansy notes that Feud and Marx
share the same birthday.

----- Forwarded message from chaiselongue@earthlink.net -----
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:52:51 -0800
From: Carolyn <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Carolyn <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Cervatnes & Shakespeare p.s.
To: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>

The Sh. birthdate isn't actually known is it? But Cerrvantes & Shakespeare
both died on April 23 1616 - but according to different calendars, so
actually 10 days apart. That would have interested VN - - also he wrote a
whole book on Quixote I thought.

From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:32:23 -0800
To: Carolyn <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Cervatnes & Shakespeare p.s.



Carolyn, You've lost me here. What does all the Cervantes stuff have t
do with
VN (their birthdays aside? Best, Don

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