In a message dated 16/06/2011 15:23:13 GMT
Daylight Time, jansy@AETERN.US
writes:"Nabokov would never be explicitly didactic nor find place for
Stravinsky in such a brief article." Anthony Stadlen: "Moreover, what place would he have for
him in a long article? He claims not to be musical. He does mention Stravinsky
once, dismissively, in response to an explicit question, in an interview in
Strong Opinions, but spells him Stravinski."
JM: You're perfectly
right ( I was overcautious). However, it seems that inspite of his
denials Nabokov must have been an expert Alpine Horn blower!
*
Correction: Where I
wrote: In "," G. de Vries mentions paranormal
phenomena and ghosts ..." please add the correct title of
his note: "Pale Fire and Doctor Johnson." (p.21,
The Nabokovian, 66, Spring 2011) .
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* On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Mark Bennett
wrote: That is from Irwin Shaw's contribution to the TriQuarterly
issue dedicated to VN, in 1970(?) I believe.
[Keith
sends this response. -- SES] "Nabokov responds to Shaw:: In
his "Advice to a Young Writer," Mr. Shaw draws his examples from the life,
labors, and luck of "Vladimir N., perched on
a hill in Switzerland."
To Irwin S., perched on a not-too-distant hill, I send by Alpine Horn my
best greetings. http://lib.ru/NABOKOW/Anniversary.txt "