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

[Paul Mackin]

On Apr 26, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Keith wrote:

> 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.

I retract the last sentence.

P.