NABOKV-L post 0009905, Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:45:35 -0700

EDNOTE. There has been a surprisingly large response to my off-hand suggestion about a group-read of one or both of Nabokov's last two works--Transparent Things (TT) and Look at the Harlequins! (LATH). I would suggest TT since it is short--as are its chapters which make convenient units for analysis and comments. It is about a hundred pages in 26 chapters. I suggest everyone who is interested do a preliminary individual reading in the next week or two. We shall then set up a schedule--perhaps a month for the whole. I propose a close reading, i.e., explication of the text. At the end -- perhaps a discussion of more general issues. Feedback on the possible procedure is welcome for the next few days.

I am also supplying a background bibliography.