philosophy & literature via pynchon

[Matthew Cissell]

Dear Bondwrath,

I know Mr. Eve and think that one would be fortunate to have him as an instructor. Your windbag insult is blown back in your face. If you find a flaw in his argument then identify it; if you care not for his style or work, then read it not.

And as for your mail regarding my post, "there are all sorts of middle positions and nuances your argument leaves out. Por ejemplo, the effect of consolidation in the publishing industry mentioned here, of late- Big Pub. What does that mean for the poor struggling whore, er, writer, just starting out-furtive hand jobs in an illegally parked car, under cctv surveillance, versus $1,000 a nite pops in the penthouse with the governor?", I should direct you to John Thompson's  "Merchants of Culture". Thompson analyzes publishing and draws on Bourdieu, who had studied the publsihing sector along with his work on literature (see the Rules of Art).

Y no seas tan gillipollas.

ciao
Matthew Cissell


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Can you imagine being graded by this windbag? Good Lord! Probably a nice enough fellow, but please, whatever happened to the three chord blues?
 
Besides, I'm tired of all these claims of anti-Calvinism. Calvinism, Schmalvinism, what about the revocation of the Edict of Nantes- Here comes the Sun King- everybody's happy, except maybe a Hugenot or three.



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