AtD: Lew,a moral center

[Mark Kohut]

Okay, we seem to differ on the ultimate meaning(s) of GR (as well, probably, 
as AtD). Way it is. 
 
Bloom thinks Measure for Measure is ultimately a dark play
pushing nihilism; others think it is profoundly moral but differ so much on
the meanings. 
 
I think the moral meanings of AtD are worth exploring closely: are full of some themes perhaps not 
in GR?---or certainly shaped and filled-in differently--- even if GR does them best
and is the best. 
 
 
 
 

From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>; "pynchon-l at waste.org" <pynchon-l at waste.org> 
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: AtD: Lew,a moral center

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> David Morris writes:
> You both have a much better recollection of the details, but at a very basic level Pynchon has his twisted sisters (starting w/ VL, for me) making choices that aren't explained much by personal histories.  I think his women (maybe all his characters) are constructs in his take on power dynamics, and as such we don't really feel their motives: they are too abstracted/theoretical.
>
> David Morris
>
> I would largely agree (although I'm sure with differences if we went through details) but THIS---"constructs in his take on power dynamics"--- is just what  giving AtD a moral reading is, i say...
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Right.  But his moral readings are best in GR where they are most
abstract, psychedelically multi-layered, and **unresolved**.  GR (for
me) is about the deep nature of human consciousness.  Politics and
power aren't the real issues, just symptoms.  Also, (like I think
Terrance asserted quite a while ago) there is a deep level of
religious "concern" (my term) in GR:  Is reality full of real or
imagined messages from some higher creation.  Some call this GR's
Gnossis.

David Morris
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