2. E.L. Doctorow was a bridge, a link between our moment and an older world, the memory of which had been willfully suppressed.
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3. The older world was, as Jameson said, "the American radical past" -- the period running from the Civil War (The March) to McCarthyism
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@samtanenhaus Well, aesthetic qualities aside, a central book in his development because that's where he found his subject. -
@HeerJeet@samtanenhaus I agree. Check out 2nd chapter of my book: Intuition of an Infinite Obligation (2010), a study of 7 ELD novels
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@sarahw Great example, yes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I'm looking fwd to your thoughts on "The March" in light of South Carolina and Confederate rewriting of history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet re: Daniel: if read as a teenager it was both emotionally resonant + a whole new way to think of history and literature.RevelationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet After reading that Jameson quote now wanna shoot 4 epic poetry of the long disappearance of the American radical present. ;-P -
@HeerJeet Marowitz's The Radical Soap Opera starts w/ Emma Goldman early 20c protomeetup then goes up to just after the 1970 Frisbee Spring. - Show replies
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@samtanenhaus@HeerJeet You've obviously not understood the depth of this novel. It requires a few readings to get there, but it's worth it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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