Barth, Pynchon, heirs etc.

[Will Layman]

What I find interesting now is how we so easily and quickly left behind the
discussion of TRP's heirs of successors.  The relative gulf is really
something to look at.

I wonder:  do so few follow him because, in the end, there is no where
particularly to go?  That is not a repudiation of Pynchon's work, of course,
but a question regarding whether there is a fruitful path forward,
ultimately.  Perhaps the field of deeply serious yet utterly hilarious and
unruly historical post-modern epics is already full.

That said, who will speak on behalf of:
William Vollmann?
Salman Rushdie?
Zadie Smith?

-- Will

On 9/19/05 6:40 PM, "James Kyllo" <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:

> about equal with The Sot-Weed Factor.  But I've tried to reread recently, and
> they really haven't aged at all well
>  
> best
>  
> James
> 
>  
> On 9/19/05, Rcfchess at aol.com <Rcfchess at aol.com> wrote:
>> In a message dated 09/19/2005 8:50:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> JCarvill at algsoftware.com writes:
>>> Yet Barth is very often mentioned in  the same breath as Pynchon.  What
>>> am I missing?
>>> 
>> In my opinion, Barth's best work by far - and an amazing work it is - is
>> Giles Goat-Boy. Any dissenters...?
>>  
>> RF
> 
> 


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