TR . . sure Gaddis is christian in perverse way (shade of gray)

[Erik T. Burns]

>Then the old man proceeded to say: "I saw you bathe in the sea, and
>afterwards retire into a secret place; wherefore observing, without
>your noticing me, what you were doing, I saw you praying.

hmm, this is also of Bloom on the Strand in the Nausicaa section of Ulysses.
another profanation of the sacred, if you roll that way.

(*mind blown by the idea that Joyce + Gaddis both reworked Clement into the
twin peaks of 20th C. literature. Now all I need to find is a Pynchon scene
where masturbation reveals secret messages and ... oh ... wait...*)


On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Michael Bailey <
michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > there are probably more things in CR worth knowing in conjunction with
> > a read of TR (not to mention that reading both, one appreciates the
> > latter work more)
> >
>
> that is either snarky or pretentious of a knowledge I don't possess, or
> both
>
> I meant it as snarky: TR is just a lot more fun to read!
>
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