BE as P's attempt at Greek New Comedy

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

Yeah. Marcuse and Adorno, for example, used the term "late capitalism"
in the 1960s - before Mandel (1972) whose views Jameson applied - so I
guess it fits quite well with IV's post-1968 atmosphere.


On Mon, 7 Oct 2013, Michael Bailey wrote:

> The term "late capitalism" as in "like a small-diameter pearl of the orient
> rolling around on the floor of late capitalism" in IV is how Denis's
> seatmate Ashley/Jade describes herself on the ride back from the Boards's
> house.
>
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