ATDTDA - grace

[Dave Monroe]

--- John BAILEY <JBAILEY at theage.com.au> wrote:

> See also Kleist on the natural grace of the puppet.
> 
> "...where grace is concerned, it is impossible for
> man to come anywhere near a puppet. Only a god can
> equal inanimate matter in this respect.
> This is the point where the two ends of the
> circular world meet."
> 
> I'd say Kleist's marionette essay
> (http://southerncrossreview.org/9/kleist.htm),
> which is heavily concerned with the notion of
> grace, is a must for Pynchon readers. I
> also think P has moved much closer to Kleist's
> position over the course of his career - compare
> the fascinated but very wary stance towards
> technology which underscores V. against the flight
> towards grace of Vaucanson's duck in M&D.

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0106&msg=56509

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0106&msg=56586

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0011&msg=51011

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0701&msg=114169



 
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