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

[Keith]

While I'm never sure that my opinions are representative of 'what  
is,' I am certainly in agreement with you on this point.

Actually, what I like about Pynchon is that he doesn't seem to claim  
any final answers regarding 'what is.' So, I didn't think you were  
trivializing Pynchon's art until your last sentence.

On Apr 26, 2007, at 7:56 AM, Paul Mackin wrote:

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.