More Against the Days

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I doubt Pynchon's going to rigidly lock himself into the mindset of the early 20th century.  Anything Pynchon is aware of now is fair game.

Laura

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>From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
>Sent: Oct 17, 2006 4:12 PM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: More Against the Days
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>I sort of like the ideas kicking around this morning about the  
>calamitous (post 1914) 20th century being in some way a focus of the  
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>How aware were the people of what was to come?
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>There were indications I'm sure.
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>Pynchon isn't  going to settle for any dry old rationalistic theory  
>of history approach--marxian, toynbeen, spenglerian,  vigoniian what  
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>Anyone remember that Blavatskian wing of psi section?
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>Madam Blavatsky is said to have predicted the cataclysms Our Time   
>time using esoteric methods
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>Pynchon is the ideal person to  do a complete reworking along these  
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>Doesn't everyone think?
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