MDMD2: Intro ...

[Dave Monroe]

Just a note to let ev'ryone know here, do hop to st in
on Chapters 2 and 3 of Mason & Dixon, if not this
afternoon, sometime late tonight to early tomorrow
morning (CST).  This is hardly to ask that discussion
of Chapter 1, or any other topic of concern, for that
matter, cease and desist at that time--indeed, I'm
glad to see discussion of M&D proceeding again apace,
and any and all discussion here should prove
invaluable in discussing the vast remainder of the
novel ...

Again, and, perhaps, alarmingly, M&D presents, at
least as much as, and perhaps even moreso than
Pynchon's other texts, an epic research project, and I
hope to provide information and references that will
prove of use throughout this reading.  As Chapter 1
establishes a setting, certain themes, stylistic
choices and narrative problematics, for the novel,
Chs. 2 & 3 quite economically introduce not only our
protagonists, but also demonstrate amount of research
Pynchon himself mut have performed in writing the
novel ...

I'd like to thank Judy for getting us off to the
flying start with which the novel itself commences,
and I'd like to commend Rob for taking an active role
as Host of Hosts here by providing a continuo of handy
reference materials, a practice I hope he'll continue
through the reading.  Okay, now I jut gotta get these
damn posts up and running, is all, so ... so talk
amongst yourselves for a bit.  Thanks ...

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