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Re: Preparation H in Pale Fire (VN and linguistics)
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[EDNOTE. Stan Kelly-Bootle recently remarked that VN might have seen
"words as direct, howbeit 'shadowy,' links to an underpinning reality."]
I would say, words as direct, strikingly pointed, howbeit 'shadowy'
links to
surrounding world, cast with light of VN consciousness. Reality is a
tricky
word when applied to VN oeuvre. That's the word that exists only in
quotes,
remember? "Shadows" come from reality, not words.
- George Shimanovich
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"words as direct, howbeit 'shadowy,' links to an underpinning reality."]
I would say, words as direct, strikingly pointed, howbeit 'shadowy'
links to
surrounding world, cast with light of VN consciousness. Reality is a
tricky
word when applied to VN oeuvre. That's the word that exists only in
quotes,
remember? "Shadows" come from reality, not words.
- George Shimanovich
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