NPPF Canto 1 Incest Motif

[Tim Strzechowski]

*I* never claimed to have a "reading" of what Canto One is "about," Keith.
*You* did.  And although the notion of incest is an intriguing one (and
judging by what some of the N-listers have said over there, it's a fairly
new idea to many of them, too), my previous post was simply in response to
your list of quotations, taken out of context, to apparently support your
"incest" reading.

Quotations are cool, but please give them some context and relate them to
something.  Anyone can post a list of miscellaneous quotations from a book
and claim they inherently "prove" some point.  All I'm asking is that you
reference these 20+ quotations with some sort of analysis, is all.

Personally, I don't have a reading of what Canto One is "about" and never
claimed to.  Not yet, anyways.  I have nothing to prove on this issue ...
but you do.

Respectfully,

Tim



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> I'm curious what you think Canto One is about. If it is misinterpreted and
> mishandled by Kinbote, what is a more accurate interpretation/handling in
> your opinion?
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