Especially
for people who knew her personally, I’m sorry to report that Phyllis A. Roth,
professor emerita and former dean of the faculty at Skidmore College, died of
pancreatic cancer on March 25, 2012, in upstate New York. Phyllis will be
remembered as the editor of Critical
Essays on Vladimir Nabokov (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1984) and the author of, among other
articles, “Toward the Man Behind the Mystification,” published in Nabokov’s Fifth Arc, eds. J. E. Rivers
and Charles Nicol.
Phyllis was
my colleague for 25 years, a dear friend for over 36 years. Preparatory to a
scheduled memorial service in her honor, to be held on the Skidmore College
campus in May, I’d appreciate hearing from other Nabokovians who might care to
comment on any aspect of her scholarship or participation in the launching of
the Nabokov Society.
Ralph A Ciancio
Professor Emeritus of English
Skidmore College, North Broadway,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Email: rciancio@retired.skidmore.edu
Telephone: 518/584-9264