JM to JA: Could you find VN's
words and quotes about Kinbote's suicidal plans and motivations? I
remember having read VN state that CK committed suicide, but not that "it was out of self loathing for his homosexuality, as is suggested
in the novel and declared absolutely by Nabokov in
interviews".
Although you expressed ideas about VN's style,
novels and commentaries - and open-minded criticism is always
fascinating when well argued in a forum -I cannot debate your views
any further since we don't share the same vocabulary nor theoretical tools.
As I see it, Kinbote is a
fascinating character that is well in the spirit of Pale
Fire, nor do I consider that the fantasy of the
book is at all wobbly.