Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0017038, Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:42:12 -0300

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[NABOKOV-L] [QUERY] Sebastian Knight
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The book "V" is writing, very probably the one I happen to be reading, is named "The Real Life of Sebastian Knight".
Mr. Goodman's biography ( it doesn't mention SK's half-brother, our "V", who is therefore publicly turned into a "garrulous impostor") received the title "Tragedy of Sebastian Knight."

Query: The choice of omitting a more familiar "The" has a special meaning or context for English-speaking folks?

A second (minor) query: Could anyone inform me if there are articles that compare "V" and Charles Kinbote?
(The first paragraph, revealing Olga Olegovna Orlov's name and filled with personal garrulous insertions looks very kinbotean in my eyes...)

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