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Do Kinbote’s actions and characterization lend themselves to an overall commentary on monarchs and monarchy? Why or why not?
In 1967, Roland Barthes published “The Death of the Author,” which argues that a text’s meaning comes from interpretation rather than the author’s intent. How does Pale Fire support or reject this idea?
Zembla is a fictional country. What role do fictional locations play in the novel?
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By Vladimir Nabokov