EDNOTE. The term "poultry" (<pulle
'hen') can refer to any barnyard bird or game bird such as pheasants, etc.
There is, indeed, a considerable bird motif in PF, although few qualify as
poultry. Perhaps the author(s?) of the Translexicalia pastiche are not
well informed on avaian matters. Also, Carolyn, Kunin, I'm sure
you've noticed that Shade's mother , Carolyn Lukin, was a bird artist and his
father an ornithologist.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:31 PM
Subject: Where oh where are the Pale Fire poultry?
From: Grigori Utgof [utgof@tpu.ee]
>
> Have anyone seen the
parody on Pale Fire published in Translexicalia?
>
I have now, but am puzzled by the
following:
" A farcical prison play full of poultry, dogs,
nuns, girls, boys, authors, critics, victims, assassins and sad, gray
ghosts."
As a lover of poultry, I want to know where
are the poultry in Pale Fire? I don't think swans count as
poultry, do they? Perhaps in Zembla they do?
Carolyn Kunin