GR translation: her glassy wastes

[Mike Jing]

Oh, Shakespeare.  I knew he was in there somewhere.

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Man, proud man! Drest in a little brief authority, -. Most ignorant of what he's most
> assur'd,. His glassy essence, - like an angry ape,.
>      His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high
> heaven. As to make the angels weep. – William Shakespeare. ...
>
> 1. Characteristic of or resembling glass. 2. Lifeless; expressionless: "the face
> changing to a demon's face with a fixed glassy grin" (Katherine Anne Porter). ...
>
> From: Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> To: Pynchon Mailing List <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 4:37 AM
> Subject: GR translation: her glassy wastes
>
> P153.16-18 ...: he has to admire it, even if he can't accept her
> glassy wastes, her appeals to a day not of wrath but of final
> indifference...
>
> What exactly are "her glassy wastes"?
>
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