Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0000032, Tue, 20 Jul 1993 09:26:49 -0700

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NABOKOVIANS

The inaugural issue of NABOKOV STUDIES, which is sceduled to
appear around Thanksgiving, now has a tentative Table of Contents. It
is not yet complete. Some items will be added, and some may be delayed
until the following issue. Not all titles are exact.

Joel Brattin----""The Intersection of McEwen and Wheaton: A Nabokovian
Locus Identified." The paper pinpoints the location of an epic row
between Humbert and Lolita in Clare, Michigan. Photograph by author.

Maxim Shrayer---"`Cloud, Castle, Lake' and the Problem of Entering
Nabokov's Otherworld. A very close analysis of this story with
implications for much of the short fiction.

Julian Connolly---"Nabokov and Narrative Point of View: The Case of
`The Letter that never Reached Russia'"

Leona Toker---"Liberal Ironists and the `Gaudily Painted Savage': On
Richard Rorty's Reading of Vladimir Nabokov." Argues that Rorty's
well-known essay misreads Nabokov in certain respects.

Stephanie Merkel---"Vladimir Nabokov's KING, QUEEN, KNAVE and the Com-
media Dell'Arte. An analysis of the early novel in terms of character
types and motifs from the Commedia."

Jane Grayson---"Washington's GIFT: Materials pertaining to Nabokov's
GIFT in the Library of Congress." The LC Nabokov Archives contain
both materials that were composed for THE GIFT but not used, and
materials for a second volume that was never written. The article (67
pp in typescript) examines these drafts in relation to Nabokov's
oeuvre.

Susan Sweeney---"Sinistral Details: Nabokov, Wilson, and HAMLET in
BEND SINISTER." The article suggests that Nabokov incorporated ele-
ments of his relationship with Edmund Wilson into his 1947 novel.

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Seven other articles are in various stages of the editorial process.
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NABOKOV STUDIES will also carry extended reviews of the following
recent works:

1) John Burt Foster, NABOKOV'S ART OF MEMORY AND EUROPEAN MODERNISM.
Rev. by Clarence Brown.
2) Nikolai Anastas'ev, FENOMEN NABOKOVA. Rev. by D. Barton Johnson
3) Alfred Appel, Jr. THE ART OF CELEBRATION: TWENTIETH CENTURY PAINT
ING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND JAZZ. Rev. by Charles
Nicol.
4) Tony Sharpe---VLADIMIR NABOKOV. Rev. by Samuel Schuman.
5) Charles Nicol & Gennady Barabtarlo, eds.---A SMALL ALPINE FORM:
STUDIES IN NABOKOV'S SHORT FICTION. Rev. by Maxim Shrayer.
6) Julian Connolly----NABOKOV'S EARLY FICTION: PATTERNS OF SELF AND
OTHER. Rev. by Leona Toker.
7) Magdalena Medaric---OD MASHENKE DO LOLITE. Rev. by Zoran
Kuzmanovich.
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NABOKOV STUDIES #1 will also contain "NABOKOV IN MINNESOTA. November
1941," a poem by J.B. Sisson, and several photographs by Gennady
Barabtarlo.
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The Nabokov Electronic Forum (NABOKV-L at listserv@ucsbvm.bitnet) will
serve as a forum for the discussion of material that appears in the
journal--as well as for any other matters related to Nabokov.
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