Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0009889, Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:12:44 -0700

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Fw: Joyce Versus VN
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From: "Dane Gill" <pennyparkerpark@hotmail.com>
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> Greetings
> keeping with the recent post concerning Joyce I'd like to pose a few
> questions...make a few remarks. VN is always being compared to Joyce, but
> never really considered his equal; in every list ever made Ulysses always
> "outranks" Lolita. I always get the feeling that critics are saying VN is
> good...really good...but not the best. I was hoping some could give me
your
> opinions on whether Joyce actually harnessed the art of writing and
language
> better than VN. I realize this is a matter of a opinion, but I mean from a
> critical p.o.v was VN up to par with Joyce?
> Dane
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