Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010174, Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:08:24 -0700

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Re: An aside on Jansy's Boundary crossings note (fwd) (fwd)
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------------------ Hello, Mary and List,
Words and more often sentences, can be "Subtle Knives". We often know
more about boundaries and crossings than we realize.
Jansy


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From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
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Subject: An aside on Jansy's Boundary crossings note (fwd)



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Until very recently I had never heard of Philip Pullman. I was entranced to
see that my granddaughter is currently reading, among other things, Subtle
Knife, while I am currently reading, among other things, TT - and here they
are joined by Jansy's observation!

Mary Krimmel

At 02:35 PM 7/29/04 -0700, you wrote:
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> Date: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:16 PM -0300
> From: Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello <jansy@aetern.us>
> To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Boundary crossings in TT and others (fwd)
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> Don,
> boundary crossings are exemplified in Philip Pullman´s Dark Materials (
> "Subtle Kinfe" cuts through invisible lines and allow one to pass from one
> dimension to another, often while remaining in the same place and time).
> And there are such crossings in Lichberg´s "Lolita", aren´t there?
> Jansy
>
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> EDREPLY. Yes, there are "boundary crossings" and a supernatural element in
> Lichberg's "Lolita" but almost any narrative may be examined in such
> terms. In some cases they are significant and in others not.
>
>
> D. Barton Johnson
> NABOKV-L



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