Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0017916, Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:54:36 -0700

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Re: madness as a kind of exile
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On Mar 12, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Alexey Sklyarenko wrote:

Carolyn will probably argue that mad Shade is trying to spurn off
maddness by imagining himself to be a royal exile. By the way, I like
her idea that Kinbote's crown jewels are Shade's index cards.

Dear Alexey,

Isn't this one of the most common forms of madness, i.e. megalomania?
The patient is not trying to fend off madness at all, but wallowing in
the glory of being an extraordinary being.

Carolyn

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