Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008050, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 14:39:35 -0700

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Fw: Fw: Fw: reply to Vladimir Mylnikov re the tobakami/sobakami
rhyme: The Cabots & the Lodges
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----- Original Message -----
From: "alex" <sklyarenko@users.mns.ru>
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> Dear Vladimir,
>
> If "Tobak" has a stress on the second syllable, why do you think it can't
> rhyme with sobaki/ami in plural, just as "tabaki" does in the lines with
> which schismatics used to swear at tobacco smokers? By the way, it might
be
> of interest that there is a starovery theme in "Liudi Sorokovykh Godov,"
> 1869, another dull novel by Pisemski.
>
> sincerely,
> Alexey

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:06 PM
> Subject: Fw: Fw: reply to Vladimir Mylnikov re the tobakami/sobakami
rhyme:
> The Cabots & the Lodges
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vladimir Mylnikov" <vmylnikov@yahoo.com>
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> > > Of course, the "Tobak" is accented on the first
> > > syllable. But a
> > > Russian
> > >
> > > Dear Alexey, I disagree. Tobak or tabak has a stress
> > > on the second syllable.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Vladimir
> > >
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