VLVL (13) p. 272 - "misoneism"

[Paul Mackin]

Yeah, I originally kind of thought the word might be a Pynchon original. But
Lombroso did use it in _Criminal Man_ in a discussion of "political
criminals," whom Lombroso sharply distinguishes from the more regular type
of criminal.

Anyway, political criminals don't seem to exhibit misoneism the way normal
people do, according to Lombroso.

Apparently the boys and girls that are Pynchon's creation are just too
"normal" to topple the system.

http://books.google.com/books?id=yyRaEG-V_70C&pg=PA315&vq=misoneism&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1


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To: "Pynchon-L" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:47 AM
Subject: VLVL (13) p. 272 - "misoneism"


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> "What really got [Brock's] attention was the Lombrosian concept of
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> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misoneism
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> Main Entry: miso·ne·ism Listen to the pronunciation of misoneism
> Pronunciation: \ˌmi-sə-ˈnē-ˌi-zəm\
> Function: noun
> Etymology:
> Italian misoneismo, from Greek misein + neos new + Italian -ismo -ism —
> more at new
> Date: 1886
> : a hatred, fear, or intolerance of innovation or change
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> See also:
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> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misoneism
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> [which cites its appearance in "Vineland" as the only exemplary use of
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> Quoth RR: In my (admittedly limited) web browsing for this term I have
> been unable to find more than a few passing examples of its use.  It's
> appearance on this page represents Pynchon at his most lexicographically
> obscure; one certainly understands why Brock would embrace this concept,
> but how likely would he be to use it?
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