Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010502, Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:02:35 -0800

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Fw: Fwd: Re: Cervantes & Shakespeare p.s.
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What Feud???? Freud and Marx were born on May 6.

According to the Russian church calendar, the so-called "svyatsy," St.
George's Day is celebrated on May 6 (by the new style). It corresponds to
April 23 by the Julian calendar that was used in Russia up to 1917.
(Alexey´s information in another posting)



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 2:20 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Cervantes & Shakespeare p.s.
>
>
> > EDNOTE. It is true that VN was fascinated by "fatidic dates"--as was
> Pushkin. A
> > good deal has been written about both guys & such dates. I'm not sure
> > Cervantes' birthday was among them. But, yes, VN did do a lecture course
> at
> > Harvard on DQ. The lectures have been published. Jansy notes that Feud
and
> Marx
> > share the same birthday.
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from chaiselongue@earthlink.net -----
> > Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:52:51 -0800
> > From: Carolyn <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
> > Reply-To: Carolyn <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: Cervatnes & Shakespeare p.s.
> > To: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
> >
> > The Sh. birthdate isn't actually known is it? But Cerrvantes &
Shakespeare
> > both died on April 23 1616 - but according to different calendars, so
> > actually 10 days apart. That would have interested VN - - also he wrote
a
> > whole book on Quixote I thought.
> >
> > From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
> > Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:32:23 -0800
> > To: Carolyn <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: Cervatnes & Shakespeare p.s.
> >
> >
> >
> > Carolyn, You've lost me here. What does all the Cervantes stuff have t
> > do with
> > VN (their birthdays aside? Best, Don
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----The Sh. birthdate isn't actually known
is
> it?
> >
> >
>

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