pynchon-l-digest V2 #9197

[Don Antenen]

I study at Penn, and I know people doing a Gravity's Rainbow class right now. So there's still some Pynchon in the Ivy League...

all the best,
Don

On Oct 12, 2012, at 11:32 AM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net> wrote:

> On 10/12/2012 11:03 AM, Matthew Cissell wrote:
>> It would make an interesting study to compare Wood's reading of A Sentime=
ntal Education with Bourdieu's. Mr Wood is fair enough when addressing the f=
ormal aspects of fiction, its mechanics if you will, but does that surprise a=
nyone? He studied under Kermode, he's an Oxford chap. If we agree with his c=
ategories and judgements that is likely because, to some degree, we share hi=
s orthodoxy.
>=20
> Here's a question:  How does one account for the more conservative literar=
y values associated with Oxford as compared with, say, Sussex, where Pynchon=
studies seem to be going strong?  I can't remember ever hearing P's name me=
ntioned in connection with Oxbridge.  Same in America with the Ivy League.  I=
t can't be a class thing, because smart poor kids have be going everywhere  s=
ince WWII.   It's just that tradition dies hard I suppose.  Or what?
>=20
> P
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