Nabokov Hunts butterflies 19 pictures
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Questions for The Great Gatsby and Reading Lolita in Tehran
《伟大的盖茨比》
1. 为什么叫伟大的盖茨比? 他什么地方体现了伟大或了不起?
2. 你的生活中遇到或知道有类似盖茨比的人吗? 他(她) 为爱, 为情, 为义 或其它而愿意献身的? (准备好故事在开会时讲)
3. 作者是怎样描述盖茨比与戴茜之间的关系? (暧昧, 真情, 利用, 替代品? 等等 )
4. 你如何看待盖茨比的性格与品德? 你会用什么形容词来描写?
5. 小说是怎样通过盖茨比追求爱情梦想的破灭表现了年轻一代”美国梦”幻灭这一主题的?
6. 无论什么年代,穷人与富人(老百姓与上流社会的人)之间的爱情, 大部分都是悲剧, 你认同吗? 为什么?
7. 戴茜与汤姆门当户对, 但结果又如何?
8. 你从这本书中看到了什么? 学到了什么? 对我们有什么帮助?
2. 你的生活中遇到或知道有类似盖茨比的人吗? 他(她) 为爱, 为情, 为义 或其它而愿意献身的? (准备好故事在开会时讲)
3. 作者是怎样描述盖茨比与戴茜之间的关系? (暧昧, 真情, 利用, 替代品? 等等 )
4. 你如何看待盖茨比的性格与品德? 你会用什么形容词来描写?
5. 小说是怎样通过盖茨比追求爱情梦想的破灭表现了年轻一代”美国梦”幻灭这一主题的?
6. 无论什么年代,穷人与富人(老百姓与上流社会的人)之间的爱情, 大部分都是悲剧, 你认同吗? 为什么?
7. 戴茜与汤姆门当户对, 但结果又如何?
8. 你从这本书中看到了什么? 学到了什么? 对我们有什么帮助?
9. 书中几处出现有象征意义的东西, 你能指出它们出现的页次吗? 它们代表了什么?
10. 盖茨比的故事是从Nick Carraway角度讲的, 这样做有什么好处?
《在德黑兰读洛丽塔》
1. 书中第II章审判Gatsby, 写的很精彩. 如果我们邯郸学步, 也开一个审判会, 你想办什么角色, 法官, 陪审团, 辩护律师, 还是诉讼律师? 说出为什么你选择这个角色.
2. 为什么以Mr. Nyazi 代表的学生这么憎恨这本书? 找出他列出此书的罪状.
3. Zarrin对Mr. Nyazi的 反击是什么?
4. 教授又是如何解释此书的?
5. 象The Great Gatsby文学作品在他们的课堂上引起这样的反响, 说明了什么? 我们今天读这本书有没有现实意义?
5. 象The Great Gatsby文学作品在他们的课堂上引起这样的反响, 说明了什么? 我们今天读这本书有没有现实意义?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
对不起! 我们错过了与Humbert共进晚餐的机会 -- 九月读书会有感
耶鲁大学的一位教授在讲授《洛丽塔》的课堂上，提问的第一个问题就是“有没有人愿意同Humbert Humbert一起吃晚餐”？
如果昨晚有人问大家同样的问题的话，我们只好说，很可惜，晚餐就免了吧。 因为基本上没几人读过《洛丽塔》。到底H.H.是一个什么样的人？他是否让人同情, 憎恶, 可怜, 痛恨? 和我们有什么干系呢?
Nabokov 曾经打过一个比喻：优秀作家的创造力在于他们大笔一挥， 能让地球旋转，江河盈满。在一片混沌中隐现出云雾弥漫的的山巅。为了征服它，作者沿着无路可寻的陡坡向上攀登，终于到达了山顶。和作者在山顶会师的是刚刚从对面坡上爬上来,气喘吁吁，满心欢喜的读者。他们顿时彼此拥抱, 只要作品永存, 作者和读者就不会分离。
胡语： 可是还有一些人拖着疲惫的双腿在山脚下转圈, 偶尔抬一下头, 看一看山间缭绕的白云, 懒懒地自语: “山那么高, 坡那么陡，再说，上头有什么好看的？
如果昨晚有人问大家同样的问题的话，我们只好说，很可惜，晚餐就免了吧。 因为基本上没几人读过《洛丽塔》。到底H.H.是一个什么样的人？他是否让人同情, 憎恶, 可怜, 痛恨? 和我们有什么干系呢?
Nabokov 曾经打过一个比喻：优秀作家的创造力在于他们大笔一挥， 能让地球旋转，江河盈满。在一片混沌中隐现出云雾弥漫的的山巅。为了征服它，作者沿着无路可寻的陡坡向上攀登，终于到达了山顶。和作者在山顶会师的是刚刚从对面坡上爬上来,气喘吁吁，满心欢喜的读者。他们顿时彼此拥抱, 只要作品永存, 作者和读者就不会分离。
胡语： 可是还有一些人拖着疲惫的双腿在山脚下转圈, 偶尔抬一下头, 看一看山间缭绕的白云, 懒懒地自语: “山那么高, 坡那么陡，再说，上头有什么好看的？
Monday, September 28, 2009
Would you like to sit down to dinner with H.H.
Yale class--The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291) Professor Amy Hungerford introduces the first of three lectures on Nabokov's Lolita by surveying students' reactions to the novel, highlighting the conflic...
Hear and see Nabokov and Lionel Trilling (remember this name) talking about Lolita" part 1, part 2
Hear and see Nabokov and Lionel Trilling (remember this name) talking about Lolita" part 1, part 2
Friday, September 25, 2009
Upsilamba to YoYo
Upsilamba
Dedicated To Professor
by Yassi
The world is full of contradictions
Thus the expressions of Upsilamba
Two Greek numerals,
out of their sequentiality
When you are against all establishments,
To present your dignities and irritations
The irritations of small,
trivial, and inconsequential
That carries all the intent of individuals
In the moment of privation
To against all things that are regulations
Regulation of ideology,
opposition and repression
That despises all serendipities
We want to have our Upsilamba
That defines our in-definability
Our triviality, our ir-regularities
Dedicated To Professor
by Yassi
The world is full of contradictions
Thus the expressions of Upsilamba
Two Greek numerals,
out of their sequentiality
When you are against all establishments,
To present your dignities and irritations
The irritations of small,
trivial, and inconsequential
That carries all the intent of individuals
In the moment of privation
To against all things that are regulations
Regulation of ideology,
opposition and repression
That despises all serendipities
We want to have our Upsilamba
That defines our in-definability
Our triviality, our ir-regularities
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
有问题 -- 天天读，天天问
四个星期一共有28天，一共70多页的第一章每天读几页，不算太重。划出有疑问的地方，大家及可以及时解答。还是老套子，写在Comments里。
大家接着写自己。
作业II：问答 -- 有答案的问题将被移到“对号入座”的文件里，请scroll down. 被移动的问题可以接着回答，你只要把题号表明。比如说第9题很快就会被移到文件夹里，如果你要针对Poshlust说点什么，只要提到（9）就行了。
13. (chapter 7, p. 25) "We lived in a culture that denied any merit to literary works, considering them important only when they were handmaidens to something seemingly more urgent--namely ideology."
-- Can you decribe a period in your life that literary works are tools to advance some people's ideology? Why do you think the word "handmaiden" is used here? (没人抢答, 大雁来答)
15. (chapter 8 &10 , p. 28 & 35) What is the similarity the professor draws between "a stern ayatollah, a self-proclaiming philosopher-king" with H.H., even she once again emphasize "we were not Lolita, the Ayatollah was not Humbert? (雪)
16. 在七个姑娘之间有两对朋友, 你能说出她们的名字吗? (麻将三友)
17. (Chapter15, p.51-53) There is a conflict between Mahshid (雪), and Azin (紫罗兰). 从“Mhshid, who had been quiet until then, suddenly …到But Yassi would not give up 那一段. Let’s act it out. 雪和紫罗兰幸苦了, 花点儿时间把她们之间的争执记一下. Yassi, (竹林子), Mann (水竹), 你们俩也参与了.
大家接着写自己。
作业II：问答 -- 有答案的问题将被移到“对号入座”的文件里，请scroll down. 被移动的问题可以接着回答，你只要把题号表明。比如说第9题很快就会被移到文件夹里，如果你要针对Poshlust说点什么，只要提到（9）就行了。
13. (chapter 7, p. 25) "We lived in a culture that denied any merit to literary works, considering them important only when they were handmaidens to something seemingly more urgent--namely ideology."
-- Can you decribe a period in your life that literary works are tools to advance some people's ideology? Why do you think the word "handmaiden" is used here? (没人抢答, 大雁来答)
15. (chapter 8 &10 , p. 28 & 35) What is the similarity the professor draws between "a stern ayatollah, a self-proclaiming philosopher-king" with H.H., even she once again emphasize "we were not Lolita, the Ayatollah was not Humbert? (雪)
16. 在七个姑娘之间有两对朋友, 你能说出她们的名字吗? (麻将三友)
17. (Chapter15, p.51-53) There is a conflict between Mahshid (雪), and Azin (紫罗兰). 从“Mhshid, who had been quiet until then, suddenly …到But Yassi would not give up 那一段. Let’s act it out. 雪和紫罗兰幸苦了, 花点儿时间把她们之间的争执记一下. Yassi, (竹林子), Mann (水竹), 你们俩也参与了.
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