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[António Pedro Marques]

David Stockhoff wrote (29-11-2010 18:14):
> Why?

Because it would conflict either with his own beliefs or the rationalisation 
of his appreciation of the work.

> On 11/29/2010 11:30 AM, António Pedro Marques wrote:
>> David Stockhoff wrote (29-11-2010 16:13):
>>> Well argued, Craig.
>>>
>>> Yes, I think Wolfe is deep enough as a Catholic and an author to be able
>>> to weave into his narratives all sorts of apparently contradictory
>>> principles. I could begin with the reader's---at least the naive
>>> reader's---necessary movement from "Narration is truth" to "Narration is
>>> lies" and ultimately to "Narration that is lies is also truth, maybe
>>> even a better truth."
>>>
>>> Replace "narration" with "belief," and consider that Wolfe had a long
>>> path of conversion to Catholicism, and you have your 3 texts as well as
>>> a motivation for Wolfe to "create" such a long and complicated tale.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the Wright summary. It does seem odd that he did all this
>>> work but could not make the final leap.
>>
>> It'd be an uncomfortable/inconvenient leap for him to make.
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