Holt publishing
Thomas Vieth
whoge at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 25 09:23:22 CDT 1997
On Vineland!
Parallel to M&D I'm reading "The Vineland Papers" (don't have the
editors' names at hand at the moment, but I could look it up, if you're
interested). That's a compilation of scholarly articles on the book
which gives a good overview of the thematic backgrounds and helps you
give reasonable judgment. Personally, I, too, think it is his weakest
book, yet, compared to the entire world of literature it still is a very
remarkable one. Not only the temporal twists and turns, but also the
grandiose humor kept me going. And it is his most openly political work
- and that I liked as well, especially since I can relate to his own
position which can be gleaned from between the lines.
Thomas Vieth
Down with Triolahidi
Long live Hollerodullyo
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