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From: Jennifer Parsons <jdparsons@home.com>
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2000 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: query: Samuel Johnson in PF
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>Melissa et al
>
>We discussed the question of the epigraph to <i>Pale Fire</i> a few
>months ago on the Nabokov Forum ("Authors") in the Books Forums of the
>New York Times.
>
>Here is a link - (or the address at any rate) - to one of the
>interesting posts that addressed the question.
>
>http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?14@11.jMd9aFnlpgl^90240@.ee73974/2436
>
>(I'm not sure if it will be necessary to register first or if this link
>will take anyone straight there - so apologies if it doesn't work
>smoothly.)
>
>As well, I understand that Brian Boyd, in the Spring issue of BOMB
>magazine - in an interview with Tom Bolt, also touches on the meaning of
>the Epigraph to P.F.
>
>
>Jennifer
>
>Donald Barton Johnson wrote:
>>
>> EDITOR's NOTE. There may be more going on but I imagine that it's just
to
>> establish the parallel: Kinbote is to John Shade as Boswell was to Sam
>> Johnson. Other ideas?
>> -------------------
>>
>> On Fri, 14 April, Melissa Dunne <mrdunne@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I was wondering if you could help me on a little
>> > question. Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson quotes
>> > Johnson saying: "'But Hodge shan't be shot; no,no,
>> > Hodge shall not be shot.'" In Nabokov's Pale Fire this
>> > quote is included. Would you be able to tell me why
>> > this particular quote was used in Nabokov's novel?
>> > Thank you very much for your time and for any help you
>> > can offer me.
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Melissa Dunne
>> >
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From: Jennifer Parsons <jdparsons@home.com>
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2000 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: query: Samuel Johnson in PF
>This message was originally submitted by jdparsons@HOME.COM to the
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>----------------- Message requiring your approval (49
lines) ------------------
>Melissa et al
>
>We discussed the question of the epigraph to <i>Pale Fire</i> a few
>months ago on the Nabokov Forum ("Authors") in the Books Forums of the
>New York Times.
>
>Here is a link - (or the address at any rate) - to one of the
>interesting posts that addressed the question.
>
>http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?14@11.jMd9aFnlpgl^90240@.ee73974/2436
>
>(I'm not sure if it will be necessary to register first or if this link
>will take anyone straight there - so apologies if it doesn't work
>smoothly.)
>
>As well, I understand that Brian Boyd, in the Spring issue of BOMB
>magazine - in an interview with Tom Bolt, also touches on the meaning of
>the Epigraph to P.F.
>
>
>Jennifer
>
>Donald Barton Johnson wrote:
>>
>> EDITOR's NOTE. There may be more going on but I imagine that it's just
to
>> establish the parallel: Kinbote is to John Shade as Boswell was to Sam
>> Johnson. Other ideas?
>> -------------------
>>
>> On Fri, 14 April, Melissa Dunne <mrdunne@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I was wondering if you could help me on a little
>> > question. Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson quotes
>> > Johnson saying: "'But Hodge shan't be shot; no,no,
>> > Hodge shall not be shot.'" In Nabokov's Pale Fire this
>> > quote is included. Would you be able to tell me why
>> > this particular quote was used in Nabokov's novel?
>> > Thank you very much for your time and for any help you
>> > can offer me.
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Melissa Dunne
>> >
>> > __________________________________________________
>> > Do You Yahoo!?
>> > Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites.
>> > http://invites.yahoo.com
>> >