Pynchon's politics (again, sigh ... was VLVL

[John Carvill]

On 03 Oct 2003 12:34:41 jbor <jbor@[omitted]> wrote:

>If he was on a "side" I'd say he'd have made his affiliation clear --
"declared his sympathies" 
>-- by now. Don't you think?

Yes, and he has done, in Vineland, the Sloth essay, the 1984 intro, etc.


>His historical analyses and political critiques, implicit in his fictions
>and more overt in his essays (which are, on the whole, pretty weak) 

Again, the political views become overt, the writing becomes weak. Surprise,
surprise!


>And, beyond his own fiction, ambivalence is something which he nurtures. In
>2003 there's the 'Intro' to 1984 *and* the guest spot on 'The Simpsons'.
>Both/and, not either/or.

How does writing an intro to 1984 and appearing on the Simpsons represent
ambivalence, political or otherwise?

Good grief!
 

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