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Furthermore, Adomanis writes that Pera, a colony near Constantinople, suffered by forsaking “a greater sense of Western kinship” and failing to associate itself with Byzantium. This sense of “Western kinship” is bizarre; modern European states have a good deal more in common, in terms of political and economic infrastructure, with the Ottoman empire that with the antiquated structures of Byzantium or, for that matter, of Pera. The only logical definition Adomanis can have in mind for “Western kinship,” then...
...define ourselves along national lines and forsake a greater sense of Western kinship, our enemies do not make such distinctions. This phenomenon is seen in Iraq today, where the French government’s attempts at appeasement have had little effect on the treatment of its captives.The citizens of Pera, a Genoese colony just across the Golden Horn from Constantinople, viewed themselves as separate from their Byzantine neighbors. They saw no reason to become involved in their plight and engaged in shameful neutrality. They expected to reap rewards for this behavior, and they thought that the Ottoman Sultan would...
Wherries: First Heat: *G. B. Woodland '45, time 4:36; *M. C. Giller '45, time 4:38; E. G. Chalkely '45; W. F. Di Pera...
...bustling heart of the modern city. Caf?s, bookstores, cinemas and clubs are located along pedestrianized Istiklal Street, just off the square, where society swells rub shoulders with street urchins. Choose one of the many bars and caf?s, from funky student hangouts to the ultra-hip, four-story Nu Pera complex, which houses a bar, a nightclub and a restaurant. Stop off at the Fish Market here
There are only two reasons for such a book: gossip and style. Lo's Diary fails both ways. It would be nice to read of Lo's nasty times with Filthy, but per Pera, the pair never had sex, and he didn't force her to make stag films, as Humbert had said. The real problem, though, is in the narrative voice. In Lolita, Humbert, an educated European, could wax satyric in language as elaborate as any poet's or pedant's. Lo, 11 when the tale begins, and no scholar, must be limited in word power and storytelling skills...