NPPF - Foreword - Notes (2)
James Kyllo
jkyllo at clara.net
Mon Jul 14 11:07:05 CDT 2003
>Page 20:
>"his abundant gray hair looked berimed in the sun"
>"berime, berhyme: Compose rhymes about; lampoon in rhyme."
Obviously made a big impression on Kinbote. First of three mentions for the
grey hair in the foreword, (Four with the hoary forelock) and more in the
notes.
Similar to Kinbote's inability to mention his car (later boat) without
prefacing the word "powerful"
>Page 22:
>"powerful Kramler": presumably referring to Daimler: a German engineer --
>Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) -- who together with Karl Benz (1844-1929) and
>others created the first lightweight, high-speed internal combustion engine
>for a land vehicle; and an automobile manufacturer: Daimler-Benz (now
>Daimler-Chrysler).
Also note: Kram = rubbish in German language
James
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