Content-Type: message/rfc822 Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:12:02 -0400 From: "Stan Kelly-Bootle" To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] QUERY: Spiral / Helical Staircases Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=__PartD7F08A62.1__=" --=__PartD7F08A62.1__= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=__PartD7F08A62.2__=" --=__PartD7F08A62.2__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1255 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 5/4/07 03:08, "NABOKV-L" wrote: > In both Pale Fire and Ada, the spiral staircase is either in the > library or connects to a library. >=20 > In Pale Fire, Gradus descends the staircase while a "Hindu library > assistant" stands at the top of the spiral with catalogue card in > hand. In Ada, Van and Ada ascend on a semi-secret spiral staircase > to the library where the "night of the Burning Barn" takes place. >=20 > In both novels the spiral staircase and library themes are > intertwined. >=20 > I doubt this answers your question since you mention both in your > query but thought I'd just bring this into the equation. >=20 > ---Suellen >=20 > Suellen Stringer-Hye > Vanderbilt University > Website:http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/libtech/stringer/ > Email: suellen.stringer-hye@Vanderbilt.Edu >=20 > --On Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:08 PM -0400 NABOKV-L > wrote: >=20 >> Dear list, >>=20 >> Spiral staircases appear in several of VN's works. Podtyagin >> descends one in Mary, Gradus descends a "helical staircase" in >> the Wordsmith library, and Van runs down a short spiral >> staircase to meet Ada. I am also aware of the hidden spiral >> staircase in VN's chilhood home. Beyond these, what other spiral >> staircases appear in VN's works? I'm sure I'm missing some. >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Matt Roth >=20 > Just a thought =8B during VN=B9s Taos visitation, it is possible he went = to see the Miraculous Spiral Staircase in Santa Fe Cathedral? I know I did! = It=B9s what the brochures descibe as MUST-SEE. http://www.funtripslive.com/santa_fe/miracle_staircase/staircase.htm Stan Kelly-Bootle Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html Search archive with Google: http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=3Dsite:listserv.ucsb.edu&HL=3Den Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html Search archive with Google: http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=3Dsite:listserv.ucsb.edu&HL=3Den Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm --=__PartD7F08A62.2__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=Windows-1255 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML Re: [NABOKV-L] QUERY: Spiral / Helical Staircases On 5/4/07 03:08, "NABOKV-L" <NABOKV-L@H= OLYCROSS.EDU> wrote:

> In both Pale Fire and Ada, the spiral = staircase is either in the
> library or connects to a library.
>
> In Pale Fire, Gradus descends the staircase while a "Hindu = library
> assistant" stands at the top of the spiral with catalogue card = in
> hand. In Ada, Van and Ada ascend on a semi-secret spiral staircase =
> to the library  where the "night of the Burning Barn" = takes place.
>
> In both novels the spiral staircase and library themes are
> intertwined.
>
> I doubt this answers your question since you mention both in your =
> query but thought I'd just bring this into the equation.
>
> ---Suellen
>
> Suellen Stringer-Hye
> Vanderbilt University
> Website:http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/libtech/stringer/
> Email: suellen.stringer-hye@Vanderbilt.Edu
>
> --On Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:08 PM -0400 NABOKV-L
> <NABOKV-L@HOLYCROSS.EDU> wrote:
>
>> Dear list,
>>
>> Spiral staircases appear in several of VN's works.  Podtyagin=
>> descends one  in Mary, Gradus descends a "helical = staircase" in
>> the Wordsmith library,  and Van runs down a short spiral
>> staircase to meet Ada. I am also aware of  the hidden = spiral
>> staircase in VN's chilhood home. Beyond these, what other =  spiral
>> staircases appear in VN's works? I'm sure I'm missing some.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt Roth
>
>

Just a thought — during VN’s Taos visitation, = it is possible he went to see the Miraculous Spiral Staircase in Santa Fe = Cathedral? I know I did! It’s what the brochures descibe as = MUST-SEE.

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Stan Kelly-Bootle

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