ATD: the title

[Dave Monroe]

I have the Cronin book (though haven't read it yet),
and I'm making no such assumption.  Titles indeed
cannot be copyrighted (though try telling that to
Harlan Ellison ...), so there's no need to make sure
one ahsn't been used before.  The titles stem from the
same source, is all.  As do Pynchon's and John
Egerton's ...

http://www.uncpress.unc.edu/FMPro?-DB=pubtest.fmp&-Format=a-detail.html&-RecID=12804282&-Script=visited&-Find

... although Egerton's title--and, I'm guessing it
will be shown, Pynchon's--picks up on a later (i.e.
Faulkner's) use of it as well.  But they ALL share a
certain sense of preparation, foreboding, et al. ...

--- Rcfchess at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 07/24/2006 11:51:05 A.M. Eastern
> Standard Time, pynchonoid at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > It would  be surprising if Pynchon didn't know of
> > of the earlier novel  Against the  Day ....
> > won't readers have to assume Pynchon chose the
> > title knowing of the other book and assume that
> > he's referring or alluding to it?
> 
> Possibly...on the other hand, it's possible that he
> just felt it was the best title, and didn't care
> that it had been used before (espec. since it  
> couldn't be confused with the other book by anyone);
> it wouldn't be the first time 2 (or even more)
> books had the same name. There's no copyrighting
> of  titles....

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