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I wonder if the commentary, taken as a whole, is poking fun at lengthy critical examinations that Nabokov might consider to be exercises not in analyzing a poem for the sake of sharing knowledge and love of poetry, but of showing off one's own intellect and academic skills. By making the commentary so blatantly focused on the commentator, Nabokov could be saying that his commentator is doing what every commentator does, just more obviously: writing about himself, for himself.
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House Louse posted:Gosh really? The thought had never crossed my mind. I meant my more specific point about the narcissistic aspect of critical analysis. Of course it is satire.
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How certain are we that Zembla actually exists? I'm assuming it's impossible to know
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I liked Canto One a lot, which surprised me, because I typically don't go for poetry. The other three I mostly just sat through, thinking that once I got to the commentary the real fun would start. But after several entries, I'm bored. When I read an individual entry, often there are funny or interesting moments, but when the book is sitting closed on my desk, there is nothing pulling me back to it. I'm all about narrative, so the other novels I am reading grab my attention much more when it is reading time. Plus, Pale Fire seems to be entirely intellectual pleasures and not emotional ones. I take much more to books with strong emotional aspects. That's why my recent read of Aquarium was so engaging. That book was a powerful emotional experience. Pale Fire is not. I doubt I'll finish it or even read much more.
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Heath posted:I just finished We Have Always Lived in the Castle a few months ago and it was really good and very short. Even reading casually you can finish it in a day. It's not free, but it's not hard to find or expensive either. gently caress you puto this is the PALE FIRE THREAD
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PatMarshall posted:Stop loving up all the good threads, you don't get to tell anyone to get out. an excellent first contribution to this thread
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