Begining with the suggestion by
“To be or not to be” is not simply a ‘question’ in the
modern sense of FAQ/FUQ (computerese for Frequently Asked/Unanswered Questions).
Rather, to all but the basest (unversed!!) of groundlings, the audience would
take in the wider semantic drift of the Latin ‘quaestio’ -- inquiry,
investigation, examination by TORTURE! ...Russophones are invited to comment on
whether the usual ‘vopros’ (if I remember correctly) carries any helpful (or
distracting) resonances. ..I’m currently knee-deep into VN’s lecture on Joyce’s
Ulysses.More anon on whether VN’s view that Ulysses is OVER-allusive influences
in any remote way our debate on Pale Fire??