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Good readers and good writers
Vladimir Nabokov
1899, born in St. Petersburg, Russia
1919, emigrated to Europe
1940, emigrated to U. S. A.
1977, died in Switzerland
Identity:
Russian-born poet,
novelist, literary critic, translator, and
essayist
He
was
awarded
the
National
Medal
for
Literature
for
his
life's
work
in
1973.
He
taught
literature
at
Wellesley,
Stanford,
Cornell,
and
Harvard.
He
is
the
author
of
many works including
Lolita,
Pale Fire, Ada, and Speak, Memory
.
In his most famous fiction
Lolita
, Nabokov narrates a
mid-aged man falls in love with
a
little girl named Lolita. The word
“loli”(
萝莉
) derives from this
fiction.
Good Readers and Good Writers
is one of the lectures from the
book
—
Lectures on
Literature
. Besides, it is
also a lecture that is delivered to an
undergraduate class
at Cornell
University.
The structure of the passage
Para1: the author points out that his
plan is to study several European Masterpieces to
learn how to be a good reader and
writer.
Para2: Good readers should notice and
fondle details.
Para3: Novels are fairy tales.
Para4: The
difference between minor and real writers.
Para5
—
Para 10:
how to be a good reader.
Para 11
—
Para 16:
How to be a good writer.
Analysis of certain
sentences:
1.
“
The
good
reader
is
one
who
has
imagination,
memory,
a
dictionary,
and
some
artistic
sense.
”
Para 5
A developed
“
imag
ination
”
that is necessary
to immerse oneself into the story and be
enchanted by the magic of the author.
A capable
“
memory
”
that can grasp the flow of
the story.
An
understanding of the language used by the author
with the help of
“
a
dictionary
”
Some
“
artistic
sense
”
that is necessary to
grasp the beauty of the storytelling, teaching,
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