Subject
Re: L N G of Q
From
Date
Body
C.Kunin sent a chienerel written in 1800 about poor Ellen Gee (a rather cruel way to refer to deathly B-stings) addressed to "Ye nymphs of Q, then shun each B./.../ She's cold as cold can B/.../ Whilst robins sing upon A U/ Her dirge and L E G...
To adhere to the spirit, following a suggestion of Fran Assa ( who recommended Huxley's 1923 "Antic Hay" - in relation to beavers, beards and escapism), I'll copy down a relevant quote, although Kinbote's was a rich brown, not golden:
...'This beard' - he pointed to the blond fan - 'why, may I ask?'
'More Russianism,' said Mr. Mercaptan...
'Christlike is my behavior,
Like every good believer,
I imitate the Saviour,
And cultivate a beaver.'
and Castor fibers abound in ch.4 amidst a lot of bad celebratory verse.
Search archive with Google:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=site:listserv.ucsb.edu&HL=en
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm
Visit "Nabokov Online Journal:" http://www.nabokovonline.com
Manage subscription options: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/
To adhere to the spirit, following a suggestion of Fran Assa ( who recommended Huxley's 1923 "Antic Hay" - in relation to beavers, beards and escapism), I'll copy down a relevant quote, although Kinbote's was a rich brown, not golden:
...'This beard' - he pointed to the blond fan - 'why, may I ask?'
'More Russianism,' said Mr. Mercaptan...
'Christlike is my behavior,
Like every good believer,
I imitate the Saviour,
And cultivate a beaver.'
and Castor fibers abound in ch.4 amidst a lot of bad celebratory verse.
Search archive with Google:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=site:listserv.ucsb.edu&HL=en
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm
Visit "Nabokov Online Journal:" http://www.nabokovonline.com
Manage subscription options: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/