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EDITOR's NOTE. NABOKV-L thanks Marina Grishakova for this valuable item.
May I ask what archive holds the Scammel-VN correspondence?
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From: marina grishakova <marina2@ut.ee>
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I have the following archival data from VN's and M.Scammell's
correspondence on the translation of "Dar". M.Scammell in his letter of
April 19, 1962 asks VN about V.Shklovsky: "I find many affinities
between your work and his (the early work, that is) and can almost see
"Dar" as being an illustration of the slogan "Iskusstvo kak priem".
Similarly, how easily could "Knight's Move" be the title of one of your
books instead of his".
VN: "Shklovsky. I seem to remember an essay of his on Onegin. Never met
him. What is termed "formalism" contains certain trends absolutely
repulsive to me".
(Cited in my article: "Dar" V.Nabokova: opyt sovmestnogo perevoda.-
Studia Russica Helsingiensia et Tartuensia, Helsinki, 2000,
forthcoming).
Marina Grishakova,
Dept. of Comparative Literature,
Tartu University
May I ask what archive holds the Scammel-VN correspondence?
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From: marina grishakova <marina2@ut.ee>
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I have the following archival data from VN's and M.Scammell's
correspondence on the translation of "Dar". M.Scammell in his letter of
April 19, 1962 asks VN about V.Shklovsky: "I find many affinities
between your work and his (the early work, that is) and can almost see
"Dar" as being an illustration of the slogan "Iskusstvo kak priem".
Similarly, how easily could "Knight's Move" be the title of one of your
books instead of his".
VN: "Shklovsky. I seem to remember an essay of his on Onegin. Never met
him. What is termed "formalism" contains certain trends absolutely
repulsive to me".
(Cited in my article: "Dar" V.Nabokova: opyt sovmestnogo perevoda.-
Studia Russica Helsingiensia et Tartuensia, Helsinki, 2000,
forthcoming).
Marina Grishakova,
Dept. of Comparative Literature,
Tartu University