Lempriere's Dictionary

[Dustin Iler]

Pope's Rhinoceros was quite excellent. Interesting the correlations 
mentioned in Lempriere's Dictionary and the setting of the Monk's crumbling 
monastery on Usedom...

>From: Madness <douglas.mark at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Madness <douglas.mark at gmail.com>
>To: Pynchon List <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Lempriere's Dictionary
>Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:29:22 -0500
>
>just the opposite with me: loved Lempriere's Dictionary, and gave up during
>the rhinoceros book.
>
>Mark
>
>On 7/27/05, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > somehow couldn't finish that one-
> >
> > I did like the Pope's Rhinoceros, which dragged in places, but was
> > quite good overall--scenes revolving around the corrupt pope (near the
> > end of the book is priceless--his court. very funny)
> >
> > rich
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/27/05, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Have any P-listers read this Lawrence Norfolk novel? Lots of Pynchon
> > > allusions including a character called O'Trystero and lots of
> > > conspiracy stuff surrounding British East India Company.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >