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Nabokov’s Don Quixote

October 15, 2020 Vladimir Nabokov is a crank, in his “Lectures On Don Quixote.”  He’s practically lost me with his declaration that the character of Sancho Panza is just a “generalized clown” and that he’s not funny.  Again, I wonder if the problem is with the edition that Nabokov read, but he certainly read the … Continue reading Nabokov’s Don Quixote →

Kevin Rosero Uncategorized Leave a comment February 6, 2021February 24, 2022 6 Minutes
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