P-list as an encyclopaedia

[Ya Sam]

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>A lyrical monologue. Variant 2, with the correct spelling of 
>'encyclopaedia'
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>P-list is a complex phenomenon (sorry for being trite, can't help it). One 
>can approach it as a vast theatre of operations in an ever-lasting 
>flame-war in which many brave sock-puppets died a noble death. It can also 
>be viewed as a social club in which casual chatter is interrupted every 
>decade or so by the hyperactive and all-embracing literary examination of a 
>new Pynchon novel. But I realise more and more that P-list is  a big (not 
>always reliable) but nevertheless extremely useful cultural encyclopaedia. 
>You can find all sorts of things in the archives, the variety of topics 
>discussed and the spectrum of opinions is mind-boggling. Just to give you 
>some examples. I was looking for some stuff by Merrill besides his poetry 
>and decided to check the archives for any relevant info, and what do you 
>think? it was there: 
>http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=9507&msg=2116&keywords=Sandover 
>reference to his collection Recitative, plus a Pynchon-related excerpt. 
>Then, again I recently got interested in the American crime fiction writer 
>James Ellroy, and thanks to the archived posts (a little bit flamish 
>though) I got a pretty good background on him plus a wide range of 
>opinions. So these days I am more inclined to think about the list in these 
>favourable terms, don't you hurry to disillusion me!
>
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