I can't wait to watch/listen to this. I myself memorized Pale Fire and kept it spinning in my brain between 2018 and 2020. Oh my goodness, it felt so good having those sentences and sounds and phrases humming along. I would recite about 14 minutes of it per day. I had to stop in order to keep all of Shakespeare's sonnets spinning, but I miss it. I won't be surprised if this video makes me want to resuscitate this masterpiece. So grateful that you uploaded!
This is a tour de force less because of the prodigious memorization than your flawless delivery of the lines with evident enjoyment of the poetry, its meaning and music. I am sure I could not have spoken "svelte stllettos of a frozen stillicide" without a smirk. You have created a resource for readers with all levels of experience with Nabokov. Congratulations.
Also appreciated the Nabokovian moment when Hodge (Ollie? Otto?) made an unscripted appearance and then exited, apparently disappointed that you were not in fact, reciting TS Eliot.
@@rogerdillow7724 I don't think Brian Boyd will mind me sharing his comment on Ollie's appearance: "I loved your outtake, which seems uncanny: 'But Hodge shan't be shot: no, no, Hodge shall not be shot.' But your cat was shot, and then eliminated, and then restored in the featured outtake. Shade, Nabokov, and even Kinbote must all be smiling."
Thank you so much! Did you find this video on your own or did your professor share it with your class? (I ask as I know a couple friends were teaching Pale Fire this semester.)
Hello Kathryn, Thank you for this. I don't know how you do it - but thank you! It really helps me understand the poem better. Nabokov has a much larger vocabulary than my own, and not being used to poetry, I found this a difficult read. However, reading and listening to you at the same time keeps me focused on the material. Thank you very much! You are a wonderful reader. Cheers!
I am overjoyed when people say my recitation helps them understand and appreciate this long and difficult poem! I myself wasn't very into poetry when I started this project, but I learned so much about how to read poetry by doing this. Thank you!
How wonderful that you're translating it to Persian! I'm sure other Nabokovians in the IVNS would be interested to know about your efforts, so you should become a member if you're not already. Good luck on this amazing challenge you've set for yourself.
Thank you, Adam! And thank you for letting me twist your arm at Wellesley. (I know Beth joined in the arm-twisting too.) I remember distinctly that you made for a nice focal point in the back of the hall that evening.
I am so delighted by this upload, daresay blissed! How courageous a reading to be done from memory, and how gently soothing a voice. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this fear of reading, Kathryn. 🌈📖✨
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Incredible feat of memorization and an effective recitation of poetic meaning. Wow!
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I can't wait to watch/listen to this. I myself memorized Pale Fire and kept it spinning in my brain between 2018 and 2020. Oh my goodness, it felt so good having those sentences and sounds and phrases humming along. I would recite about 14 minutes of it per day. I had to stop in order to keep all of Shakespeare's sonnets spinning, but I miss it.
I won't be surprised if this video makes me want to resuscitate this masterpiece. So grateful that you uploaded!
This is a tour de force less because of the prodigious memorization than your flawless delivery of the lines with evident enjoyment of the poetry, its meaning and music. I am sure I could not have spoken "svelte stllettos of a frozen stillicide" without a smirk. You have created a resource for readers with all levels of experience with Nabokov. Congratulations.
You are too kind! To know that my sincere love for the poem shines through is the best compliment I could receive.
Also appreciated the Nabokovian moment when Hodge (Ollie? Otto?) made an unscripted appearance and then exited, apparently disappointed that you were not in fact, reciting TS Eliot.
@@rogerdillow7724 I don't think Brian Boyd will mind me sharing his comment on Ollie's appearance: "I loved your outtake, which seems uncanny: 'But Hodge shan't be shot: no, no, Hodge shall not be shot.' But your cat was shot, and then eliminated, and then restored in the featured outtake. Shade, Nabokov, and even Kinbote must all be smiling."
Heroic undertaking.
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This is so impressive!! Thank you for recording this. You truly bring the poetry to life and made my reading for class so much more enjoyable :)
Thank you so much! Did you find this video on your own or did your professor share it with your class? (I ask as I know a couple friends were teaching Pale Fire this semester.)
A fan of Van Veen since teenage years decades ago. This is inspired!
wow I cant remember the last video I watched. bravo
Hello Kathryn,
Thank you for this. I don't know how you do it - but thank you!
It really helps me understand the poem better. Nabokov has a much larger vocabulary than my own, and not being used to poetry, I found this a difficult read.
However, reading and listening to you at the same time keeps me focused on the material.
Thank you very much!
You are a wonderful reader.
Cheers!
I am overjoyed when people say my recitation helps them understand and appreciate this long and difficult poem! I myself wasn't very into poetry when I started this project, but I learned so much about how to read poetry by doing this. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. I'm trying to translate the poem to persian, and it's so helpful to understand the rhythm and music of the poem.
How wonderful that you're translating it to Persian! I'm sure other Nabokovians in the IVNS would be interested to know about your efforts, so you should become a member if you're not already. Good luck on this amazing challenge you've set for yourself.
You've done such a beautiful job with this!
Thank you, Neeraja! 💞
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Wonderful recitation, Kathryn! Your set is lovely :)
Thank you, Adam! And thank you for letting me twist your arm at Wellesley. (I know Beth joined in the arm-twisting too.) I remember distinctly that you made for a nice focal point in the back of the hall that evening.
I'm beginning my own memorisation journey - about a third of the way through. I'm also beginning to realise exactly how impressive this is!
3 months later... how's it going? 😃
Mais dites-moi quel est votre auteur favori?
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WOW!! It took me 3 days just to learn a 6 line poem by Thomas Shadwell.
Very well done, Kathryn!
Incredible! Thank you SO MUCH!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! This is wonderful.
You are so pretty
Excellent! Congratulations!
Amazing!
bravo thank you beautiful
Truly wonderful
Merci ! Chapeau bas !
Merci beaucoup!
Bravo 👏👏👏
wonderfull
Lovely. Thank you.
Incredible. Great.
redwop. For real though, this is a tour-de-force
I am so delighted by this upload, daresay blissed! How courageous a reading to be done from memory, and how gently soothing a voice.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this fear of reading, Kathryn. 🌈📖✨
*feat! FEAT! feat of reading 😅
Thank you so much! 💕 It didn't feel courageous to recite into my phone in my empty living room but posting the result was another matter!