tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post3254494989783196606..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Close Reading Homework 1Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-7113579494247893622010-02-01T10:52:55.207-08:002010-02-01T10:52:55.207-08:00Months later, having arrived here from Bardiac.
I...Months later, having arrived here from Bardiac.<br /><br />I'd make the arguments for "oaths" or "meaningless," but the obvious seems to be "couriers." <br /><br />"Meaningless" since the messages have no meaning, are merely conveyed, have senders, apparently, and conveyance (the messengers who "gallop through the world," and an utterance ("shouting") but no recipient. The messages are therefore meaningless not because the do not convey but because they are not received, emphasizing the impossibility of stable langauge.<br /><br />"Oaths" since it is the meta-"message" and itself is meaningless if not taken by authority of and in reference to a master figure "king" who imbues it with meaning, who "signs" it on behalf of a still greater authority, the divinity who is absent. An oath without a sponsor, a transcendental signified, is meaningless as are all messages undertaken in its pursuit.<br /><br />"Couriers," because the emptiness of the relation and the meaningless of the messages notwithstanding, "they" undertake the role, manic and roaring, regardless of its significance or lack, the ultimate in pointless social relation, where neither the word "social" nor "relation" are anything more than tokens.Perfesser Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121044187510013809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-35192908910524578062009-11-19T19:04:12.803-08:002009-11-19T19:04:12.803-08:00"Service." Because it is the relationsh..."Service." Because it is the relationship that presumably existed <i>between</i> kings and couriers, back when there were kings, and it is the absence of the actual service relationship, in combination with the lingering power of the ideal of service, that renders the situation absurd.<br /><br />That's probably not 100 words, but I'm tired.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-83020871544555270632009-11-18T21:24:51.953-08:002009-11-18T21:24:51.953-08:00I remember writing about "They." And I h...I remember writing about "They." And I hadn't even read any Pynchon yet at that time in my life!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-55540790783451416052009-11-17T18:47:31.946-08:002009-11-17T18:47:31.946-08:00Dare.
Great assignment, btw! Close reading of the...Dare.<br /><br />Great assignment, btw! Close reading of the text and of assignment-takers!Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851524413793098615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-29218561383679724342009-11-17T14:11:51.921-08:002009-11-17T14:11:51.921-08:00Love this! I could make an argument for "chi...Love this! I could make an argument for "children," or "messages," or "meaningless." This would make for great discussion after the paper.<br /><br />Ooh, and my captcha is "chabl." Add "is"!Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-59317390546441227082009-11-17T07:01:36.954-08:002009-11-17T07:01:36.954-08:00"choice." No time for an essay."choice." No time for an essay.Shane in SLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009969830290878311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-89226848735270280392009-11-17T06:04:49.890-08:002009-11-17T06:04:49.890-08:00WOW, what a GREAT assignment.
I appreciate your s...WOW, what a GREAT assignment.<br /><br />I appreciate your sharing :)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-60782268632914643622009-11-16T22:36:23.301-08:002009-11-16T22:36:23.301-08:00"only" because it defines the relationsh..."only" because it defines the relationship of the characters and creates the problem. but I'm not writing 100 words. or apparently capitalizing. does spelling count? <br /><br /><br />ha ha, my word verification is "taxions"...I hear it with a really bad French accent.Tree of Knowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037710157338503215noreply@blogger.com