Abstract
This article argues that an important feature of Nabokov's "Ada or Ardor" is its evocation of Sidney's romance "Arcadia" and sonnet sequence "Astrophel and Stella". Particular echoes and general thematic resonance are investigated, and found to be too pervasive to be coincidental. Reasons are offered why Nabokov might have been secretive about such an ancestry. They concern his political, erotic, and literary self-construction, and underlie his whole œuvre, adding a layer of meaning to his chosen nom de plume, 'Sirin'.
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