Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0015211, Wed, 2 May 2007 09:52:03 -0400

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THOUGHTS: Graph of references from PF commentary
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Tomasz Kaminski adds:

(Sorry for my weak english)

I can also post one thing - a 'graph of references'
from Pale Fire commentary done by me also about or over
2 years ago. As far as I know this is also not done
(but maybe I am wrong)

This is done based on my favourite (over 10 times
read) polish version of book (translation by Baranczak/
Klobukowski) not on english version which I do not have
in paper version) and could and should be done for oryginal
version of book becouse line numbers are different and
much worse I am not sure if translation did not included
some mistakes in 'graph schema'. Better version should
contain more info (for example exact quotes of reference
jump etc) Maybe I do it myself also but this year I am tired
and deharmonised (stupid and in bad mood ) Below, this '->'
mean that reference is strict and '..>' that reference is not so clear
strict, Only references through commentary noted
(no commentary to poem references)


Prz -> 991
1-4 -> Prz -> 998
12 -> 39-40 -> 962 -> 894 [WYKŁADY KRÓLA]
17,30 -> 596 [G RODZINA]
27
36
39-40 ..> 962 [FRAGMENT "TYMONA"]
42 ..> 70 ..> 79 ..> 130
47-48 -> 691 -> Prz -> 62 [DOMY G. I S.]
49 -> 549 [BIAŁY ORZECH]
57
61 ..> 71 [HUŚTAWKA]
62 -> 47-48 -> 691 [SAMOTNOŚC K]
70 -> 149 -> 172
71 -> 1000 -> 130 [RODZICE]
79
80 ..> 275 ..> 433-435 ..> 130 [FLEUR]
85
86-90
91-92
91-92 [ALBUM]
93
98 -> 804
101-102 -> 549 ["BÓG IDEĄ ZBĘDNĄ"]
109
119 ..> 181 ..> 1000 [SUTTON]
120-121 -> 181 [RACHUNKI]
130 -> 681 ->149 [ZAMEK, TUNEL]
131-133 ..> 17 [REPETYCJA]
138
143-144
149 [PODRÓŻ PRZEZ GÓRY]
162
167 -> 181
169 -> 549 ["FAKT ŻYCIA PO ŚMIERCI"]
172 -> 17 [G ONHAVA]
171
181 -> 286 -> 408 [URODZINY]
182
188 -> 627 -> 209 [GRA W GĘSI]
209 -> 181
213-214
230 -> 346 -> 91-92 [TELEKINEZA]
231
236-238 -> 181 -> 803 [SPACER1]
240
246
247 [SYBIL]
269 -> 993-995 -> 993-995 [VANESSA1]
275 -> 247 -> 433-434 [MAŁŻEŃSTWO]
285-286 [G BRETWIT]
287 [PLANOWANA PODRÓŻ]
293 -> 230 -> 347 [HAZEL]
316-317
319
331
346 -> 181 [STODOŁA]
347-349 ["PRZEKRĘCAŁA SŁOWA"]
367-370
375
375-378 -> Prz -> 899 [DZIEKAN HURLEY]
384
385-386 [WIZYTA U JANE PROVOST]
403-404
408 [G LAVENDER]
414
417-421 -> 991 [FRAGMENT ROZPRAWY POPE'A]
426 [ROBERT FROST]
431-431
433-435 -> 80 [DISA[
468 [G TELEFON]
469 -> 998 -> Prz [PRZESĄDY RASOWE]
476
491
493 -> 551 [SAMOBÓJSTWO]
501
502
504 -> 551 [IPH]
549 [POJĘCIE GRZECHU]
551 ..> 12 [O OSZUKANYM P.12]
557-558
577 [BLONDYNA]
583-584 -> 662
596 [TANAGRA]
597-608 -> 149
603
609-614
616
619
627 [STAROVER BLUE]
629
662
671-672
678 [FRANCUSKI]
679
681-682 -> 741 [A. I N.]
682
691 [K PRZYBYWA DO USA]
697 [G]
704-707
728
735-736
741 [G]
747-748
769 -> 49 [LIST DO DISY]
782
803 -> Prz [SPACER2]
804
810
818
822-823
830
835-838
841-872
873
936
939-940
949
949 ..> 171
958 [G KAMPUS]
962 [CONMAL]
991 ..> 47-48 [ZACZYNA SIE EPILOG]
993-995 -> 269 [VANESSA2]
998 [OGRODNIK]
1000

I have also noted (in winter '04 when I wrote this drawing)
that:

if you count a reference both ways about 50 of commentaries
(of all about 131) is grouped in one block, few other
are in smal groups the most of it is alone

if you treat a reference 'both ways' the longer way is
from 'suicide' (493) to 'repetition' (131-133) - 18 stops
If you only treat reference one way (possibly wiser)
the longest journey is from 'swing' (61) to 'Sybil' (247) -
7 stops

In poland there (in this day 2 May between two state holidays)
I have real Zemblan weather today, I must add
sadly because I am cold and I am ill, my head little aches
my throat aches and my eyes cry my hands feel cold
(-> blue sky with many distant jetplan lines, clouds,
all bushes and trees very green, so big amount leaves,
a little cold a little sun and a little wind also - but little)

pzdr
Tomasz Kaminski

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