Re: a few more (humble) points
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Sat, 17 Jan 1998 11:10:31 -0700 (MST)
Yes, Wiegand's "Seventy-Eight Bananas" is one of the best pieces on
Salinger's work--his psychological and religious insights have helped me
more than anyone short of French and Alsen...in particular, WW's
"diagnosis" and explanation of bananafever is handy for understanding not
just seymour, but many of us living in "glass" houses! Thanks for
mentioning the essay Matt--I hope more bananafish will read it, will
ps (aware of how the last clause is not only a hope but a symptom...)
On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Matt Kozusko wrote:
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> Brendane writes, of another post:
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> > I do love the word "Sensations" in place of "bananas", though.
> > I think that about captures it.
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> "Sensation[s]" is the very word William Wiegand uses in his article,
> "Seventy-Eight Bananas." This is one of the best (and earliest) essays on
> Salinger and "BFish" I've ever read (you with me, Will?). The easiest
> place to find it is Bloom's collection of essays in the Modern Critical
> Views series called _J. D. Salinger_ (0877547165--ed. Harold Bloom,
> Chelsea House Publishers).
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