Pynchon likes the word noontide...in ATD at least, fittingly, that novel of light and sun.

[Mike Jing]

Thanks for the post, Mark. I'm not familiar with such traditions, so this
is very helpful.

On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> p.. 131. "Quaternionism in this era still enjoyed the light and warmth of a
> cheerful noontide."
>
> Another reason re the bells of Venice below is the Catholic tradition of
> the Angelus and its bells.
> I grew up hearing that noontide bell every lunchtime at my Catholic
> school.  I'll bet Pynchon heard it
> regularly, that church-going boy.  And there's Italy, that Catholic
> country, full of them.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvH2GawdA0
>
> Anyone with searchable Pynchon texts want to check if noontide is used in
> other works? My guess is
> No to GR and BE at all...
>
> On 16/02/2019 00:49, Mike Jing wrote:
> >> > > > P243.1-6   Across the city noontide a field of bells emerged into
> >> > flower,
> >> > > > as the boys came swooping in over Murano, above wide-topped
> red-clay
> >> > > > chimneys the size of smokestacks, known as fumaioli, according to
> >> the
> >> > > local
> >> > > > pilot, Zanni. “Very dangerous, the sparks, they could blow up the
> >> > > balloon,
> >> > > > certo,” drops of perspiration flying off his face at all angles,
> as
> >> if
> >> > > > self-propelled.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > What does "a field of bells emerged into flower" mean here?
> >> > > > --
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