The Excitement of Verbal Adventure: A Study of Vladimir Nabokov's English Prose, Volumes 1-2 |
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Page 137
... fact that her brother prefers " dons to donnas " ( LH , 29 ) , she non- cholantly suggests that the difference between homosexuality and heterosexuality amounts to very little , and the phonetic similarity between the semantically ...
... fact that her brother prefers " dons to donnas " ( LH , 29 ) , she non- cholantly suggests that the difference between homosexuality and heterosexuality amounts to very little , and the phonetic similarity between the semantically ...
Page 261
... facts which obscure rather than ex- plain . The worst blunder imaginable is inaccurate knowledge , be it of grammar or fact ; consequently , any kind of evalu- ation must begin with an examination of the facts , the de- tails . In his ...
... facts which obscure rather than ex- plain . The worst blunder imaginable is inaccurate knowledge , be it of grammar or fact ; consequently , any kind of evalu- ation must begin with an examination of the facts , the de- tails . In his ...
Page 327
... facts , Kinbote cannot prevent the reader from becoming aware of a reality which is at odds with the one he sets forth ... fact , deception and truth . From the start , Kinbote is intent on building up the im- pression that the dead poet ...
... facts , Kinbote cannot prevent the reader from becoming aware of a reality which is at odds with the one he sets forth ... fact , deception and truth . From the start , Kinbote is intent on building up the im- pression that the dead poet ...
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