I have always found Trilling's article deplorable: a paradigm case of
psychoanalytically corrupted misunderstanding of, and debasement of, the concept
of "love".
I didn't find the sound quality of the Nabokov-Trilling conversation
prohibitive. It was all too audible. I was deeply disappointed by Nabokov's
succumbing to Trilling's flattery and colluding with his psychobabble. The
would-be fierce opponent of the "Viennese quack" was seduced without a murmur of
protest.
I imagine Brian Boyd will understand what I am talking about, if
nobody else does.
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In a message dated 03/09/2014 03:43:47 GMT Daylight Time,
franassa@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
I've just reread Lionel Trilling's "Encounter" piece on
Lolita. I was even more impressed than the first time I'd read
it. I think it is one of the best things I've ever read on the
book. I'm wondering what others might think. Also, I've tried to
watch the youtube conversation with Nabokov and Trilling, but the sound
quality is prohibitive. Does anyone know of a source with good sound
quality? Did the Nabokovs and the Trillings see anything of each other
socially?
Fran Assa
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