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DBJ: on the bright side, though, it would seem that a growing number of
our
more 'mature' students _are_ being exposed to the challenges of 'Pale
Fire.'
Such 'quick-cram' guides, of course, have for long been a mixed
blessing. Over
60 years ago I recall finding similar pre-exam 'props' useful -- such as
'Hamlet
in Half-an-Hour!' The key is whether the exams demand and reward a
thorough
(tedious!) reading of the target text. The onus, I suppose, is on
academe to
identify the lazy candidates who rely solely or mainly on the pre-canned
cliches
of the 'Instant Nabokov' guides.
Honesty-in-advertising is indeed a rare commodity in educational
publishing. I
still feel faint after falling for "Hungarian Made Easy!"
Stan Kelly-Bootle.
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our
more 'mature' students _are_ being exposed to the challenges of 'Pale
Fire.'
Such 'quick-cram' guides, of course, have for long been a mixed
blessing. Over
60 years ago I recall finding similar pre-exam 'props' useful -- such as
'Hamlet
in Half-an-Hour!' The key is whether the exams demand and reward a
thorough
(tedious!) reading of the target text. The onus, I suppose, is on
academe to
identify the lazy candidates who rely solely or mainly on the pre-canned
cliches
of the 'Instant Nabokov' guides.
Honesty-in-advertising is indeed a rare commodity in educational
publishing. I
still feel faint after falling for "Hungarian Made Easy!"
Stan Kelly-Bootle.
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
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