Pynchon as Myth

[Glenn Scheper]

> I am currently working on an essay that explores Thomas
> Pynchon as being the antithesis of Barthes's "Death of the
> Author," that Pynchon's absence as a "recluse"
> actually gives him mythical status and cannot help but
> influence how his work is interpreted.

I kinda thought his mythical status arose because Pynchon
discovered that central figure, which he only elaborated,
and never divulged. I recognize he became the taboo totem,
unapproachable by all without reflexive body hermeneutics.

Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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