Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008427, Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:17:42 -0700

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> pynchon-l-digest Tuesday, August 19 2003 Volume 02 : Number
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> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:51:03 +0100
> From: "James Kyllo" <jkyllo@clara.net>
> Subject: Re: NPPF: C.17: Gradus ad Parnassum
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> From: Jasper Fidget <jasper@hatguild.org>
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> Subject: NPPF: C.17: Gradus ad Parnassum
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> > _Gradus ad Parnassum_ (the first Gradus?), "A step to Parnassus; aid in
> > writing Latin poetry; a work on Latin verse-making containing rules and
> > examples."
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> Interesting stuff
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> it's probably pretty puerile - but it occurs to me that if Kinbote is a
less
> than competent college tutor one of his fears could be dealing with
> essays/exams he doesn't fully understand (whether through language or
> knowledge difficulties) - so, that student body crying "Grade Us!"
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> James
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