Deflating Hyperspace

[Bryan Snyder]

never mind... its what I get for not checking the list in like... 2 days  lol.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bryan Snyder 
  To: Basileios Drolias ; pynchon-l at waste.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:21 AM
  Subject: Re: Deflating Hyperspace


  this seems really interesting.  Can anyone elaborate on this for a scientifically handicapped person?  It's going to have me googling Relativity all night and that, I think will turn out to be a total mess.

  thx
  b
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Basileios Drolias 
    To: pynchon-l at waste.org 
    Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 5:40 PM
    Subject: RE: Deflating Hyperspace


    hello, 

    i ve actually talked about this point here http://againsttheday.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/missing-the-point/ so I might as well repeat my humble opinion. 

    I find it absolutely brilliant that Pynchon does not talk about the theory of relativity. Instead of focusing on the details of the actual theory he talks about light. light was the main physical element that suffered a change in character by the theory of relativity. From a simple element 'like all the others' it was transformed into the measure of all things in the universe (and not just as the maximum velocity anybody can reach) . The fact that Pynchon has grasped this fine detail in the paradigm shift and has focused the whole book round the main element of change shows an incredibly deep understanding of the core essence of both relativity but of the science changes at the time. 

    In other words relativity is not really absent from AtD but is a central element of the book structure and story. 

    At least thats the way I see it.

    Basileios
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