Gothicism in Postmodern Anglo-American Narratives and Media

[Dave Monroe]

Ah, this oughtta liven things up here.  See ...

Reilly, Terry.  "A Couple-Three Bonzos:
   Introduction, 'Slow Learner' and '1984.'"
   Pynchon Notes 44-45 (1999): pp. 5-13.

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0211&msg=72542&

http://www2.ham.muohio.edu/~krafftjm/pynchon.html

Thanks, Jeff. and welcome to the P-List!  Wilkommen!

--- severs at fas.harvard.edu wrote:

> About 'Slow Learner': I once heard someone speculate
> it comes from O'Brien saying to Winston in 1984,
> "You're a slow learner, aren't you?"  A tenuous
> connection, given the clichedness of the phrase, but
> an especially appealing possibility after Tom's
> recent introduction to 1984...


		
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