Reading Lolita 作业 II -- 提问题

1. page 12, "I pointed to the butterfly: did you wear this in honor on nabokov?" why it refers to Nabokov here? any history?

2. p. 1, "I often teasingly reminded my students of Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and asked, Which one of you will finally betry me?" Can 大雁 tell us what does this reference mean?

3. p. 1, what is the professor's recommendation in reading fiction?

4. Mitra 美而不俗，为什么？ 姥姥只用了两个字来描写她，够吗？

5. Describe some characteristics of Cheshire Cat.

6. 在《第13个故事》和《在德黑兰读洛莉塔》中同时提到Bronte. 伊朗的大学不准讲Bronte? 因为她宽恕通奸。 这指的是那部小说？

7. p. 12 Why did Manna suggest to call our class "a space of our own", a sort of communal version of Virginia Woolf's room of her own?

Reading Lolita 作业 I

Before next meeting in September we only need to read:

In Part I -- Lolita -- the first 1-4小节(about 18 pages in my trade paper back edition. You may find yours slightly different. The last sentence ends with something like this : "They kept that arrangement, faithfully, to the end. It became representative of their emotional boundaries and personal relations. And so began our first class"

That is only a very short introduction of the group. The homework for everyone is to find your part and write a paragraph or two of yourself (the characters)

If you still don't know who you are let me refresh:

1. Azar (Professor) =阿颯兒 (教授) -- Alice, 萤火虫

2. Nassrin (Cheshire cat) =娜絲琳 (柴郡猫）-- 大雁

3. Manna (poet) =瑪纳 (诗人）-- 水竹

4. Mahshid (The Lady) = 瑪荷希 (夫人）-- 阿兰，雪

5. Yassi (the youngest) -- 雅西 (最年轻的）-- 竹林子

6. Azin (The wild one) = 阿金 (野丫头）-- 紫罗兰

7. Mitra (The calmest) = 密德拉 (最冷静的） -- 姥姥

8. Sanaz (vacillated) = 沙娜姿 (摇摆不定） -- 老牛

This is the homework for this week. You can each put your homework in the Comments or in the Document in google. Everyone is required to participate, otherwise ...

Reading Lolita

姥姥提醒我们最好先读Lolita, 然后再开始读Reading Lolita in Tehran. That is a brilliant idea.

Here is the homework for everyone before we meet next time. Everyone is required either make a post or comment about Lolita.

About you have search in the internet, read the summary, watch the movie, etc.

The 13th Tale -- Publisher's site

Listen to the interview in the Publisher's site.

Interview in Yorkshire Post

在线阅读部分《第13个故事》
在线阅读 The 13th Tale 英文

Some of the books mentioned in RLIT

I have tried to find as much information about books and authors as possible but I'm not completely successful as you can see below. You are more than welcome to add more links you come upon in your search. Put them in the Comments which will be added to the list in no time.

Thanks a bunch.

1. Lolita -- 《蘿莉塔》-- Nabokov by 纳伯科夫 -- Humbert -- 杭伯特 -- the main character
2. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie -- 《布蘿迪小姐的青春》by Spark
3. 1984 -- 《一九八四》by Orwell
4. Invitation to a Beheading --《斩首的邀请》by Nabokov
5. A thousand and one night -- 《一千零一夜》
6. Pride and prejudice -- 《傲慢与偏见》by Austen
7. Madame Bovary --《包法利夫人》by Flaubert
8. Daisy Miller -- 《黛西米勒》by Henry James
9. The Dean‘s December -- 《副主教的十二月》by Saul Bellow
10. A room of one's own 《自己的房间》by – by Virginia Woolf
11. The Great Gatsby 《伟大的盖茨比》/《大亨小传》by Scott Fitzgerald
12. Washington square --《华盛顿广场》 by Henry James

读书单出来了-- till Jan. 2010

9月2日, 2009 -- The 13th Tale 《第13个故事》 -- Alice
9月30日, 2009 -- The 13th Tale 《第13个故事》 -- Alice
10月28日, 2009 -- The Great Gatsby =《了不起的盖茨比》-- 雪
12月2日, 2009 -- Kitchen = 《厨房》-- 水竹
1月6日, 2010 -- Bonesetter's daughter =《接骨师的女儿》-- 紫罗兰
2月3日-- The Reader = 《朗读者》-- 老牛


Reading Lolita in Tehran = 《在德黑兰读洛莉塔》-- 月月读, 人人读

characters :
1. Professor -- 教授 -- Alice, 萤火虫
2. Nassrin (Cheshire cat) -- 娜絲琳 (柴郡猫）--大雁
3. Manna (poet) -- 瑪纳 (诗人）-- 水竹
4. Mahshid （Lady) --瑪荷希 （夫人）-- Alan， 雪
5. Yassi （the youngest) -- 雅西 （最年轻的）-- 竹林子
6. Azin -- (the wild one) 阿金 （野丫头）-- 紫罗兰
7. Mitra --(the calmest) 密德拉 (最冷静的）-- 姥姥
8. Sanaz --(vacillated) 沙娜姿 （摇摆不定的） -- 老牛

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie =《布蘿迪小姐的青春》 -- 大雁
Daisy Miller = 《黛西米勒》 -- 姥姥
Washington square --《华盛顿广场》 -- 竹林子

八月五日读书会，2009

时间：Aug. 5, 2009
出席：8 人
缺席：2人
日程：读书单，归国回报（水竹，紫竹兰，姥姥）

大家读书的热情是在让人感动， 真是克服万难，攻下《在德黑兰读洛莉塔》有日可待。

水竹，紫罗兰和姥姥的归国见闻，旅游奇遇，探监有感，让我们过了又一个充实的夜晚。
紫罗兰的甜点手艺越发精湛，大雁千里迢迢带回的甜点怎么吃也不腻。
遗憾的是阿兰，雪没能跟我们分享，不过我们期待着下一次的聚会，两位夫人 Mahshid (玛荷希) 不能缺席。