NP really, but maybe. But if I am right

[bandwraith at aol.com]

Way young to go off to college. 



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From: Matthew Cissell <macissell at yahoo.es>
To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>; pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thu, May 9, 2013 5:52 am
Subject: Re: NP really, but maybe. But if I am right



I can't remember where I read it (maybe the Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide) but TP never declared a major in engineering although he did do coursework in that area. After the Navy he comes back and declares ENglish as his major.


mc



From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: "bandwraith at aol.com" <bandwraith at aol.com> 
Cc: "pynchon-l at waste.org" <pynchon-l at waste.org> 
Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 4:34 AM
Subject: Re: NP really, but maybe. But if I am right



It's hard to believe Pynchon ever seriously wanted to be an engineer.  Fall back option?

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, wrote:

OK, have your fun. You guys caught me in my cups. I guess I shouldn't mix Gnossos and Trebbiano. But despite his chauvanism and decidedly politically incorrect approach to campus life, I get a kick out of Gnossos, and BDSL brings to my mind some things to consider. First of all, it was a shrewd move of Pynchon to dedicate GR to Farina. It saved him the trouble of answering for all his theft- and I mean low and highway robbery- of Farina's style, technique and thematic angles- everything from the frat rush dinner to the use of actual mathematical equations in the text, to name but a few.
 
Which, secondly, brings to mind another thing- when exactly did Pynchon switch from engineering to literature at Cornell? That had to be something which he discussed with Farina, who apparently made a similar move. (I'm not sure if Farina actually switched or just dropped out.) The whole tension between Science and the Humanities is more or less manifested in Gnossos. Imagine, for example, if Gnossos had been a Lit major- wouldn't that have been exciting? His math/science skill, yet familiarity with lit, gives him a certain credibility as a critic of the status quo that would not be the case if he were just another English major, or, is that wrong? 
 
 
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From: Prashant Kumar <siva.prashant.kumar at gmail.com>
To: bandwraith <bandwraith at aol.com>; pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 11:4,
Subject: Re: NP really, but maybe. But if I am right


My favorite is the last paragraph. Gotta get me some Trebbiano...well, gotta get me a job. 


P.



On 8 May 2013 09:09, <bandwraith at aol.com> wrote:

Yea. I'm not sure what I was thinking. It seemed to make sense at the time. 


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From: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
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Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 5:22 pm
Subject: Re: NP really, but maybe. But if I am right



This is quite a sentence -- apologizing for sounding pompous, then roaring off on a roll of pomposity.

 [Sorry if I'm sounding pompous- too much Trebbiano, and the rest of the Mediterranean diet, sans the fish, chicken and cheese, for me, of course, but even with that, it really is good for you! I encourage all P--listers to make a move in that direction] And given its Greeky-ness, I'd have to say: Mentor, or better, Mentor/Athena.














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