NPPF Get Real

s~Z keithsz at concentric.net
Fri Sep 5 13:50:54 CDT 2003


>>>Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe he compared Zembla to Ultima
Thule
and Ultima Thule to Scandinavia, thus the equation.<<<

There is no such equation of Ultima Thule and Scandinavia.
Ultima Thule is another fictional far-off land.

Your initial point confuses the reality out here with the reality of Pale
Fire.
I am quite aware that Zembla is Nabokov's fictional realm. I was addressing
the issue of whether or not Zembla is a real land within the novel, one that
John Shade and Chuck K recognized, or if it is a delusional creation of
Chuck's. Nabokov's comment points towards it being fictionally consensual.




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