Andy! AHHHHHHHH!
Damn you Andy! Well I wrote this before reading Andy’s quaint little post but still relevant.
Thus far I’ve read the introduction through page 10. I understand that I still have roughly 90 pages left before Tuesday however, before I get too far ahead of myself, I was hoping a small discussion, for the benefit of my understanding, could take place. The text House of Leaves was written by Mark Danielewski. I’m assuming this man to be real. However the title page reads House of Leaves by Zampano with introduction and notes by Johnny Truant. I’m going to assume, again, that the Zampano listed here is the same referenced in the introduction (the old man). I’m going out on a limb and stating Danielewski is pulling a Nabokov here and both these gentlemen are factious. But to play along, I believe we are to presume that from chapter 1 on our narrator is Zampano and the foot notes provide are from Mr. Truant. Points I’d like to mention:
- First, I must say I am completely hooked.
- Second, in the introduction, Zampano, an old, and fair to presume, dead man, is described as being blind. Did I read this correctly? Are we to assume that our narrator is blind? Perhaps somebody can put me in my place here.
- Third, these meticulous footnotes have to be false. They reference a nonexistent film (as we are told in the introduction). Certainly a postmodern element at play here. If I am correct in my assumption, I will elaborate more fully in class, otherwise putting my foot in my mouth three times today is enough.
- Fourth, the house being fonted (a word created by Matt) in blue. I’m sure its way too early to begin discussing this but interested in hearing more about this and other textual elements at play.
I will be holding a Contemporary Lit. study session in my room on Tuesdays at 9:30 ( I hear your laughs now). The success of this will be dependent on those that attend therefore, I urge all to attend or “show the hell up.” Postscript; you’re a fool if your looking to me for interpretation on GR, not that I think any of you would. But the more we talk about the texts, I think the better we all can understand them.
Word count says I’m well over 250 so go ahead and count this.
Thus far I’ve read the introduction through page 10. I understand that I still have roughly 90 pages left before Tuesday however, before I get too far ahead of myself, I was hoping a small discussion, for the benefit of my understanding, could take place. The text House of Leaves was written by Mark Danielewski. I’m assuming this man to be real. However the title page reads House of Leaves by Zampano with introduction and notes by Johnny Truant. I’m going to assume, again, that the Zampano listed here is the same referenced in the introduction (the old man). I’m going out on a limb and stating Danielewski is pulling a Nabokov here and both these gentlemen are factious. But to play along, I believe we are to presume that from chapter 1 on our narrator is Zampano and the foot notes provide are from Mr. Truant. Points I’d like to mention:
- First, I must say I am completely hooked.
- Second, in the introduction, Zampano, an old, and fair to presume, dead man, is described as being blind. Did I read this correctly? Are we to assume that our narrator is blind? Perhaps somebody can put me in my place here.
- Third, these meticulous footnotes have to be false. They reference a nonexistent film (as we are told in the introduction). Certainly a postmodern element at play here. If I am correct in my assumption, I will elaborate more fully in class, otherwise putting my foot in my mouth three times today is enough.
- Fourth, the house being fonted (a word created by Matt) in blue. I’m sure its way too early to begin discussing this but interested in hearing more about this and other textual elements at play.
I will be holding a Contemporary Lit. study session in my room on Tuesdays at 9:30 ( I hear your laughs now). The success of this will be dependent on those that attend therefore, I urge all to attend or “show the hell up.” Postscript; you’re a fool if your looking to me for interpretation on GR, not that I think any of you would. But the more we talk about the texts, I think the better we all can understand them.
Word count says I’m well over 250 so go ahead and count this.
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