V2nd - a couple three questions

[Ian Livingston]

> 1) Is it possible that V. stands for virgin?  And the abbreviation of
> virginity by various means, fair and (all too often) foul?

Yes, yes.

> 3) I wonder, do we think that old Sidney Stencil's concept of the
> Situation devolves from Pynchon's study of, and possible attraction
> to, Situationism?  Whether or not that's the case, I do quite like old
> soft-shoe Stencil out in front of his chorus line admitting, even
> stipulating, that one person can't comprehend a Situation alone!

Yes, yes.


On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 2:37 AM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 1) the Henry Adams book I'm thinking of just now in conjunction with
> V. is that one about the cathedrals, where he talks about the ubiquity
> of the Virgin Mary in the 10th century as a driver of (unfortunately)
> crusades and (much more inspiringly) cathedrals.  As somebody who
> people prayed to, got things done in the name of, a figure in history
> who took an active part like Fina breaking up the street fight just by
> walking thru!
> Is it possible that V. stands for virgin?  And the abbreviation of
> virginity by various means, fair and (all too often) foul?
>
> 2) anybody catch the 2nd occurrence of small-c catholic in Chapter 7?
> (1st was in the description of Mantissa's eyes)
>
> 3) I wonder, do we think that old Sidney Stencil's concept of the
> Situation devolves from Pynchon's study of, and possible attraction
> to, Situationism?  Whether or not that's the case, I do quite like old
> soft-shoe Stencil out in front of his chorus line admitting, even
> stipulating, that one person can't comprehend a Situation alone!
>
>
> --
> "I have left my book,
> I have left my room,
> For I heard your voice
> singing through the gloom" - James Joyce
>



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