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THOUGHTS, if you can call them that (on misspellings,
accent marks, narcissism, metaphors)
accent marks, narcissism, metaphors)
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JM to JA: Could you find VN's words and quotes about Kinbote's suicidal plans and motivations? I remember having read VN state that CK committed suicide, but not that "it was out of self loathing for his homosexuality, as is suggested in the novel and declared absolutely by Nabokov in interviews".
Although you expressed ideas about VN's style, novels and commentaries - and open-minded criticism is always fascinating when well argued in a forum -I cannot debate your views any further since we don't share the same vocabulary nor theoretical tools. As I see it, Kinbote is a fascinating character that is well in the spirit of Pale Fire, nor do I consider that the fantasy of the book is at all wobbly.
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Although you expressed ideas about VN's style, novels and commentaries - and open-minded criticism is always fascinating when well argued in a forum -I cannot debate your views any further since we don't share the same vocabulary nor theoretical tools. As I see it, Kinbote is a fascinating character that is well in the spirit of Pale Fire, nor do I consider that the fantasy of the book is at all wobbly.
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