Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001410, Mon, 4 Nov 1996 14:52:16 -0800

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Re: Homosexuals in VN (fwd)
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From: Sergey Il'yn <isb@glas.apc.org>

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At 08:47 11/4/96 -0800, you wrote:
>From: Andy Shaindlin <shain@umich.edu>

>He then goes on to explain that Cordula had none of the three
>"characteristics," and that the quote is from 'Mytilene, petit isle' by Lo=
uis
>Pierre. Is there any such work??

About =93Mytil=E8ne, petite isle=94 by Louis Pierre.
I think this is French author Pierre Louis (1870-1925). His =93Bilitis=94
(=93Pesni Bilitis=94 (Songs of Bilitis) are, mentioned in =93Podvig=94 (GLO=
RY)=20
also) are flashed by in
=93Ada=94 I.31. =93Mytil=E8ne=94 is Gallicized Mytilene, ancient capital of=
Lesbos.


Sergey B. Il'in
<isb@glas.apc.org>
Moscow

Nashe delo veseloe.