Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002096, Wed, 7 May 1997 08:23:44 -0700

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Re: Query: lost reference (fwd)
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Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 00:51:32 +0100
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Re: Query: lost reference (fwd)

From: Roy Johnson <Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk>


In message <Pine.SOL.3.95.970506145945.13394L-
100000@humanitas.ucsb.edu>, Bob Bettendorf writes


> Nabokov or a critic refers
>somewhere to his or one of his character's "ironization of excessive
>emotion" (this may be only a near-quote). I badly need to track this
>quote down and any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

I'm glad you posted this request to the list Bob, because I
havn't a clue where this quote comes from.
In fact it sounds distinctly UN-Nabokovian to me
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Roy Johnson
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