Metaphor and <i>V.</i>: Metaphysics in the Mirror

Elizabeth Campbell

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Metaphor and V.: Metaphysics in the Mirror

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Elizabeth Campbell

Oregon State University

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Thomas pynchon's V. is, among other things, a lament over the separation of the physical from the metaphysical in modern existence. To use D. H. Lawrence's terms from Studies in Classic American Literature, V. is a parodic narrative about those "post-mortem effects" which follow Moby-Dick, such as the "ghoulish" quality evident in Whitman's poetry.

How to Cite: Campbell, E., (1988). Metaphor and V.: Metaphysics in the Mirror. Pynchon Notes. (22-23), pp.57–69. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.316

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Published on 22 Sep 1988.

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Campbell, E., (1988). Metaphor and V.: Metaphysics in the Mirror. Pynchon Notes. (22-23), pp.57–69. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.316

Campbell E. Metaphor and V.: Metaphysics in the Mirror. Pynchon Notes. 1988;(22-23):57–69. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.316

Campbell, E. (1988). Metaphor and V.: Metaphysics in the Mirror. Pynchon Notes, (22-23), 57–69. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.316

Campbell, Elizabeth. 1988. Metaphor and V.: Metaphysics in the Mirror, no. 22-23: 57–69. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.316

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