Kathryn Hume on Pynchon (Pynchon's Mythography)

[alice wellintown]

I was pleased to see Charles Hohmann's brilliant syudy cited, and
Eddins, and Hume; these have been widely dismissed by the industry
establishment. The review linked below makes me wonder if the critic
bothered to read the book and, more importantly, if such readings are
taken more seriously now that we've got more of Pynchon to digest. I
certainly hope so. That K. Tololyan dismisses what is surely the most
important work on P to date as merely old stuff the industry has
covered is remarkable.


https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/327997/Reviews



On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, both Hume and Eddins do fine work in addressing the gnostic influence
> in Pynchon. And I agree with Alice that what Hume offers is beyond any cover
> price. I argue with her at times, but that what criticism is for.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:54 AM, alice wellintown
> <alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hume is one of the best. What she brings to her readings of P and others
>> is priceless.
>>
>> On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, David Morris wrote:
>>>
>>> I think she is very insightful.  Early Pynchon, especially GR, is steeped
>>> in a search for meaning, pattern, source.  I think her Gnostic insights make
>>> sense Fo GR.  KH is in my library.
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Lemuel Underwing wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I reckon I shall add to this as I read... citing the Passages to which I
>>>> choose to respond...
>>>>
>>>> and bumpdiddly for visbility... just saying
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Lemuel Underwing
>>>> <luunderwing at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So, by some sort of Providence I found a copy of Pynchon's Mythography
>>>>> intact in it's Plastic Cover at the local Used Book Shop.
>>>>> I was quite excited as I have read some good things about her on this
>>>>> List (as well as some more nasty things), and though I am only starting I
>>>>> have found it quite enjoyable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Opinions?
>>>>> Riddles?
>>>>> Cricket-Song?
>>>>>
>>>>
>