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...novel is in some ways even more difficult than its famously challenging predecessor. This time out, the author renounces contemporary English speech altogether and casts the entire narrative in the 18th century diction allegedly spoken by a clergyman named Wicks Cherrycoke; he is the one who tells aloud the tale of his one-time acquaintances Charles Mason (1728-86) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-79) over what must have been an incredibly long night in Philadelphia during the Christmas season of 1786. Cherrycoke is given to utterances such as the following: "The Pilgrim, however long or crooked his Road, may keep...
...some ways even more difficult than its famously challenging predecessor, 'Gravity's Rainbow.' This time out, the author renounces contemporary English speech altogether and casts the entire narrative in the 18th century diction allegedly spoken by a clergyman named Wicks Cherrycoke; he is the one who tells aloud the tale of his one-time acquaintances Charles Mason (1728-86) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-79) over what must have been an incredibly long night in Philadelphia during the Christmas season of 1786. For all its whimsical inventiveness, 'Mason & Dixon' is basically a historical re-creation of the known deeds...
Didn't Liu sense that the service might have something to do with Jesus when he saw the archbishop wearing a cross around his neck as he proceeded down the aisle? Maybe Liu sensed that people came to worship God when the congregation read aloud from the Psalter. How about the Lord's prayer? That one is a dead give away: "Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name...
...talk publicity had neglected to mention that a free message accompanied the free speech: the message of the Christian gospel. I distinctly heard "Jesus" being said aloud, even though no hint of this was given on the posters ahead of time. I have no objection to the presence of religion on this predominantly secular campus. What made this event different from other religious gatherings on campus was that a significant portion of the audience was unaware of the religious nature of the event. I and several others went to hear a "free talk," not to be preached...
Tonight, he wonders aloud whether he should put on something else before meeting with his thesis advisor to discuss his topic, "The Theater as Rectum...