Creative Freedom in Nabby and the Pynch
Paul Mackin
paul.mackin at verizon.net
Mon Jun 16 07:38:37 CDT 2003
On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 08:21, Terrance wrote:
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> > In a message dated 6/16/03 6:19:52 AM, lycidas2 at earthlink.net writes:
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> > << I beg your pardon? What is the question begged? Does P believe in
> > individuality? The self? Wha?
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> > Not as an objective vantage point, which, by extension, begins
> > to degrade the romantic notion of the subjective self. Slothrop's
> > progress is offset by a loosening of the boundaries of his
> > individuality, and the American reflexes which held him together.
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> In what sense is the notion of the subjective self romantic?
I'd like to wait and see how this comes out but am off to test the
breezes of the Chesapeake Bay.
P.
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