Homage and Imposture

[Richard Romeo]

jbor sed:
>I agree >about DFW I suppose, but if stylistic parody is a problem then 
>that pastiche >of Jacobean revenge drama in *Lot49* and the whole of *M&D* 
>are on the line >too.
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But cribbing work barely 30 yrs old is the equivalent of the study of 
history today--Hitler as ground zero. I'm not pushing for obscurity for its 
own sake, mind you.


And Rushdie's nod -- well, what of Pynchon's nod to Ishmael Reed,
>though I agree that there is a difference between the two (Reed languishing 
> >in somewhat more obscurity at the time of Pynchon's nod than vice versa 
>with >Rushdie's).
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Can't say I'm enamored with the Pynchon reference either, frankly.  It 
detracts and distracts.

Rich
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