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TO: Rodrigo & Matt,
Off the top of my grey head (and without checking the context of the citations), I would assume that Matt is right about the assumed misprint. The BUXOLOGICAL is a word
play on the name Korobochka which in Russian means “a little box”. Best, Don Johnson
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From: Roth, Matthew
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“Buxological” here simply means “related to boxes,” from the Latin root buxus, meaning boxwood (or anything made of boxwood).
Unless VN is making a pun regarding something poisonous, I think “toxonomic" is a misprint and should be “taxonomic.”
Matt Roth
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Vocabulary 'Lectures on Russian Literature': toxonomic & buxology
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Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:14:28 -0700
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Rodrigo Dauster mailto:rdauster@GMAIL.COM
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----------------- There are two words in the 'Lectures on Russian Literature' whose definition I can't find. TOXONOMIC "'Pa-vel l-va-no-vich Chi-chi-kov'; and these syllables have a TOXONOMIC value for the identification of that particular staircase." BUXOLOGICAL "Korobochka's arrival in the town at the crucial moment is described in BUXOLOGICAL terms, subtly in keeping with those used for the above quoted anatomic preparation of Chichikov's soul." I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thank you, Rodrigo
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Off the top of my grey head (and without checking the context of the citations), I would assume that Matt is right about the assumed misprint. The BUXOLOGICAL is a word
play on the name Korobochka which in Russian means “a little box”. Best, Don Johnson
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From: Roth, Matthew
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 8:44 AM
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] : Vocabulary 'Lectures on Russian Literature': toxonomic & buxology
“Buxological” here simply means “related to boxes,” from the Latin root buxus, meaning boxwood (or anything made of boxwood).
Unless VN is making a pun regarding something poisonous, I think “toxonomic" is a misprint and should be “taxonomic.”
Matt Roth
From: Vladimir Nabokov Forum [mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU] On Behalf Of Nabokv-L
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 8:40 AM
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:
Vocabulary 'Lectures on Russian Literature': toxonomic & buxology
Date:
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:14:28 -0700
From:
Rodrigo Dauster mailto:rdauster@GMAIL.COM
To:
mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
----------------- There are two words in the 'Lectures on Russian Literature' whose definition I can't find. TOXONOMIC "'Pa-vel l-va-no-vich Chi-chi-kov'; and these syllables have a TOXONOMIC value for the identification of that particular staircase." BUXOLOGICAL "Korobochka's arrival in the town at the crucial moment is described in BUXOLOGICAL terms, subtly in keeping with those used for the above quoted anatomic preparation of Chichikov's soul." I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thank you, Rodrigo
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