PRIZE

Terrance F. Flaherty Lycidas at worldnet.att.net
Sun Sep 19 12:40:59 CDT 1999



Paul Mackin wrote:

> 
> It' that old devil mania to erase distinctions (Leveler that he is)
> between conscious states and even  between personae. Is the final erasure
> drawing nigh? Who sez we even need separate characters, sez Pynchon. (no,
> sez the text)
> 
> The day opened to glorious sunshine but there was a whole lot of thinking
> and fearing and hoping on the hozizon.
> 
>                                         P.

Right, old trick in new clothes. This is of course found in
lots of modernist texts and a few ancient ones as well.

TF



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