Nabokov's Blank Verse

Nov 29, 2012 18:12

Oh, god, Nabokov and blank verse! Here it is. I suppose I'm posting it here mostly for safe-keeping, things get lost in my computer files and bookmarks ( Read more... )

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basje November 30 2012, 19:58:08 UTC
That is so cool. I love his pronunciation of the R. Nabokov and the way he strings words and finds rhythms and makes sentences like songs, it's just amazing :)

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nirinia December 1 2012, 10:19:43 UTC
Isn't it just! 'Most rivers have a kind of rapid rush', it's incredible. His Rs are almost Russian sounding, much stronger than the English. I can't get enough of his language. You're right, it's just like songs. Perhaps there is a clip of him reading Lolita somewhere?

And his play with iambic pentameter! English literature nerd that I am, I can't get enough.

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