GRGR(28) -- More Questions for first section

[Jeremy Osner]

Jeremy Osner wrote:

> What perfectly rational explanation to Tchitcherine's experiences (p.
> 610) is contained in "Martin Fierro"?

D'oh! Just got it: the explanation is, that T. is watching a group of people
rehearsing a scene from what will be von Goell's movie of Martin Fierro.
This is also the only concrete statement that the people T. is watching are
in fact the Argentines. It is a funny kind of understatement to say, "but
Tchitcherine has never read *Martin Fierro*"; as if, had he read it, he
would know right away what was going on.

A few other things:

p. 613 -- Graciela and Belaustegui are described as "a good pair, wired
front-to-front". What does this mean?

p. 616 -- "ex Africa semper aliquid novi" -- does that mean "from Africa,
always something new"? What is the source of this line?

> --
> A dialogue between the Intellect and the Senses.
>     I: It is by convention that color exists,
>        by convention sweet, by convention bitter.
>     S: Ah, wretched intellect, you get your
>        evidence only as we give it to you,
>        and yet you try to overthrow us. That
>        overthrow will be your downfall.
>
> Democritus
> http://www.readin.com/books/presocratics