philosophy & literature via pynchon

[David Morris]

I couldn't make it past the 2nd paragraph.  I hate all that lit crit
jargon. To me it looks like a ruse hiding emptiness.  Systemetized mazes
with no center.

On Monday, April 15, 2013, wrote:

> **Like I said, I'm glad he's not grading me, I'd flunk. Can't find flaws
> in his argument because I can't understand him. To each his own.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Cissell <macissell at yahoo.es <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'macissell at yahoo.es');>>
> To: bandwraith <bandwraith at aol.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'bandwraith at aol.com');>>; pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'pynchon-l at waste.org');>
> >
> Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 10:02 am
> Subject: Re: philosophy & literature via pynchon
>
> 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
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: "bandwraith at aol.com" <bandwraith at aol.com>
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:25 PM
> Subject: Re: philosophy & literature via pynchon
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markekohut markekohut at yahoo.com,
> To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:22 am
> Subject: Fwd: philosophy & literature via pynchon
>
>
> by Martin Eve.
>
> >www.berfrois.com/2011/04/f-pynchon
> >
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> >Sent from my iPad
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