James goes to the dogs

[Paul Mackin]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carvill, John" <john.carvill at sap.com>
To: "Campbel Morgan" <campbelmorgan at gmail.com>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:53 AM
Subject: RE: James goes to the dogs


> Well, isn't 'Hysterical realism' sort of an unavoidably derogatory term?
> Hysterical?

How about "manic?"

But it would still be derogatory as far as Wood is concerned.

He wants to know how characters feel, not have history explained to him.

To me postmodernist and realist are just different reading experiences. 

Both potentially good.

p