Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0013396, Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:08:32 -0800

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Ed Ford & Ed Fitz
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Dear Jansy,

"( besides, what can we make out of "empires of rhyme, Indies of calculus"
in the context of Persian Khayyám - inspite of his having been a poet and an
expert mathematician) ?"

Your argument against seems to me to make a good case for - - but it was not
my intention to insist on the resemblance I tentatively perceived between
the Edsel lines and the Fitzgerald. On the other hand the names Edward
Fitzgerald/ Edsel Ford do have a vague resonance.

We know FitzGerald was not a faithful translator

Perhaps not, but I have to admit that as it is for many, this will always be
my favorite poem in the English language

Carolyn




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