The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 9780374525583: Amazon.com: Books

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-----Original Message-----
From: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 30, 2012 6:15 pm
Subject: Re: The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 
9780374525583: Amazon.com: Books


It's Faulkner for the 20th century; for the first half, in a rout. 
 Hemingway wrote great stories (so did Faulkner) but only one great 
novel, and that was his first.  Try to read Across the River and 
Through the Trees without laughing.  Gatsby is a marvel, but it's one 
small book.  Kerouac?  Please ....



-----Original Message-----
From: Heikki Raudaskoski <hraudask at sun3.oulu.fi>
To: Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
Cc: jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>; pynchon -l 
<pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Fri, Sep 28, 2012 6:45 am
Subject: Re: The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 
9780374525583: Amazon.com: Books



May you live long, Mark!

As to me and the 1st half of the 20th century, I lost my heart in
Yoknapatawpha County.


Heikki

On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Markekohut wrote:

> I agree ......I might have  said that but Ann seems,consistent to me 
w her two
choices. In her judgme nts, she gives a lot of weight to a
> sustained stylistic breakthrough as part of their greatness. In both 
cases,
they sorta asserted a new but subtle plain style against the prevailing
> Overly refined style of the times. She sez.
>
> I don't think Kerouac is best then either if it isn't Pynchon and I'd 
vote for
him.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 28, 2012, at 5:50 AM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> > Hemingway himself said F. Scott F. was the greatest and I tend to 
agree.
> > (and of course I hope you're not dying anytime soon.)
> >
> > 2012/9/28 Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>:
> >> Speaking of Kerouac, as some have been---winking at you, 
Alice---this
woman,
> >> Ann Douglas, whose good book here I recommend, was supposed to 
have her
> >> sorta chronological sequel out
> >> By  2007 ( or earlier) has still not published it but in it she 
will
> >> supposedly argue that Jack K. Is the best American writer of the 
second
half
> >> of the 20th Century as Ole Hem was of the first.
> >>
> >> It is a book I want to read so I hope she is writing it faster 
than I am
> >> dying.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >>
> >> From: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> >> Date: September 27, 2012, 6:31:44 PM EDT
> >> To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 
9780374525583:
> >> Amazon.com: Books
> >>
> >>
> >> 
http://www.amazon.com/The-Feminization-American-Culture-Douglas/dp/0374525587/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348785053&sr=8-1&keywords=ann+douglas
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
>