tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post1479986756122693446..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: His necessary and sufficient realismD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-48191044461423002632009-03-05T11:32:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:32:00.000-05:00Wasn't for Lolita that Nabokov said his inspiratio...Wasn't for Lolita that Nabokov said his inspiration was an article about a zoo ape that, given drawing utensils, drew the bars on his cage? (I don't have my book available here at work) Given that he had worked on the book or had at least written a story with a germ of a Lolita-like story before 1948, I don't disbelieve him. But the LaSalle case must have crystallized how to approach writing Lolita.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-55026008310988520792009-03-05T10:15:00.000-05:002009-03-05T10:15:00.000-05:00Bravo to your student who did the innovative resea...Bravo to your student who did the innovative research. You must be gratified to have such a student in your class. Every now and then (but not often enough) I have the thrill of being pleasantly surprised by students. Then it makes a life in the classroom worthwhile.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.com