Vladimir Nabokov commits stillicide (Metzger)
Published: 15 February 2015
15 February 2015
My colleagues here enjoy a good book and I've read several they've recommended. My tastes aren't special, but since my field is Roman law, any literary reference to Justinian or the Tarpeian Rock or whatever always gets my attention. When I read I always keep a pencil close by to mark anything relevant. I'm not often very lucky, and I expect the pencil to outlive me, but Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire (1962) surprised me by putting a Roman praedial servitude, of all things, in a prominent role. The novel is so wonderful, and the Roman law so craftily used, that I thought it deserved a few words. No spoilers.... continued
First published: 15 February 2015
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