Despite the fact that Jansy refuses (refuses!) to deal with my question
about A/Z incest, there is much here of interest. Of course I am aware
of the homosexual strains in the Oedipus cycle, but in her post
to which I was referring, lazy** Jansy only mentioned the Rex
and not the cycle! But may I compliment her on the delightful
expression 'pederast pre-history'?
In general - may I request contributers to this list to a) Clarify, b)
Specify, and 3) please please please Make it easier to read! I too can
be lazy and dislike having to decipher posts from Brazil and other
Nabokovian outposts.
Notice as well, that J does not address my question regarding her
incomprehensible description of my description of Maar's book Speak,
Nabokov. I'm waiting ...
Carolyn, patiently
p.s. Levi-Strauss's 'Symbolic Machine'? ... cf. H Purcell's
'Wondrous Machine!' (= die Orgel, wissen sie)
p.p.s. Apropos of the last, 'Wondrous Machine!' is a movement in
HP's final Ode to St Cecilia (Hail, bright Cecilia)
-- Jansy kindly posted an article I wrote in '95 on her aeternus web
site (googleable) -- that essay is the basis of my new theory that that
ode is in actual fact Henry Purcell's suicide note. You read it here
first!
**EDNote: The Editor deplores the use of such personalized epithets,
but since this is an instance of light-hearted banter between friends
who, for unknown reasons, cannot communicate directly by email, I am
letting it through this one time. ~SB