MDDM World-as-text

[barbara100 at jps.net]

Is Richard coming to the party, Doug?  Seeing both your names on the page
suddenly has me wondering.  Besides, who will be our witness?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Millison" <pynchonoid at yahoo.com>
To: "Richard Fiero" <rfiero at pophost.com>; "Terrance"
<lycidas2 at earthlink.net>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: MDDM World-as-text


> Richard Fiero:
> > my
> > spellchecker's
> > suggestion to change "Gottfried" to "Girlfriend."
>
> Blicero launching his love object in a blaze of glory
> recalls Achilles as he sends his beloved Patroclus off
> to die:
>
> "Oh would to god--Father Zeus, Athena and lord
> Apollo--
> not one of all these Trojans could flee his death, not
> one,
> no Argive either, but we could stride from the
> slaughteer
> so we could bring Troy's hallowed crown of towers
> topping down around us--you and I alone."
> -Iliad (16.115-19, translation by Robert Fagles)
>
>
> Till the Light that hath brought the Towers low
> Find the last poor Pret'rite one . . .
> [GR, 760]
>
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