M & D and ATD, thematic homage, parallels, etc.

[David Casseres]

On 4/26/07, Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
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>
> Is anything really at stake then (besides fine writing)  in these
> unrealistic, mythical, un-nuanced depictions of imperialism,
> colonialism, capitalism, anarchism, innocence, edens, paradises,  etc.?
>
> Fending off possible excuses can't be what Pynchon labors mightily for..
>
> More likely  those portentous-sounding passages like "Does Britannia,
> when she sleeps, . . ."  serve mainly to make our nerve endings
> tingle, which they make mine do exceedingly well..  The more such
> passages the better as far as I'm concerned. And don't tell me I'm
> trivializing Pynchon's art. I'm  recognizing it for what it is.


I think there's a moral viewpoint at stake, a concern for the moral
trajectories to be seen in human enterprise.  The unrealistic, mythic
technique makes it easier to portray connections.

Not to say that Pynch isn't interested in tingling the nerves, causing a bit
of horripilation or heavy breathing, etc.
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