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This is the newly created Wiki for [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''Gravity's Rainbow'', which will eventually expand to include the guides to Pynchon's other "big" novels, ''V.'' and ''Mason & Dixon'', currently hosted at [http://www.thomaspynchon.com/ ThomasPynchon.com], as well as ''Vineland'', ''The Crying of Lot 49'' and ''Slow Learner'', so that registered users of this wiki can create pages and make changes for those novels' guides.
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This is the Wiki for [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''Mason & Dixon''.
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Besides using the Alphabetical Index and the page-by-page annotation, you can take a look at  [[Mason & Dixon covers|''Mason & Dixon'' covers]] or read the [[Mason & Dixon Reviews|reviews]].
  
 
==How to Use this Wiki==
 
==How to Use this Wiki==
  
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There are two major ways to use this wiki. The first is the '''''Gravity's Rainbow'' Alphabetical Index''', used to keep track of the myriad characters, real and imagined, as well as events, arcana, and lots of other stuff. The second is the '''Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page''', which allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner. These two sections are so far almost entirely different, but we're working on integrating them.
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There are two major ways to use this wiki. The first is the '''''Mason & Dixon'' Alphabetical Index''', used to keep track of the myriad characters, real and imagined, as well as events, arcana, and lots of other stuff. The second is the '''Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page''', which allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner. These two sections are so far almost entirely different, but we're working on integrating them.
  
 
Apart from those, it's up to you!
 
Apart from those, it's up to you!
  
 
==Alphabetical Index==
 
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Information on the characters, events, and everything else in ''Mason & Dixon'', organized alphabetically:{{MD_Alpha_Nav}}
  
  
  
 
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==Dixon's Original Hand Drawn Map Of The Line And Important Points Along The Way==
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Zoomable map at the [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd384/g3841/g3841f/ct002075.jp2 Library of Congress] or a very large detailed scan [https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/34999?show=full here]
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===Reading Notes/Guides===
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Thanks, and enjoy...

Latest revision as of 15:24, 20 October 2024

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Welcome to the Mason & Dixon Wiki

To become a contributor/editor, Create an account.

Order Mason & Dixon

This is the Wiki for Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon.

Besides using the Alphabetical Index and the page-by-page annotation, you can take a look at Mason & Dixon covers or read the reviews.

How to Use this Wiki

There are two major ways to use this wiki. The first is the Mason & Dixon Alphabetical Index, used to keep track of the myriad characters, real and imagined, as well as events, arcana, and lots of other stuff. The second is the Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page, which allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner. These two sections are so far almost entirely different, but we're working on integrating them.

Apart from those, it's up to you!

Alphabetical Index

Information on the characters, events, and everything else in Mason & Dixon, organized alphabetically:
Mason & Dixon Alpha Guide
A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·Q·R·S·T·U·V·W·XYZ TOP↑


Page by Page Annotations

One:
Latitudes and Departures

1: 5-11, 2: 12-13, 3: 14-29, 4: 30-41, 5: 42-46, 6: 47-57, 7: 58-76, 8: 77-86, 9: 87-93, 10: 94-104, 11: 105-115, 12: 116-124, 13: 125-145, 14: 146-157, 15: 158-166, 16: 167-174, 17: 175-182, 18: 183-189, 19: 190-198, 20: 199-206, 21: 207-214, 22: 215-227, 23: 228-237, 24: 238-245, 25: 245-253


Two:
America

26: 257-265, 27: 266-274, 28: 275-288, 29: 289-295, 30: 296-301, 31: 302-314, 32: 315-326, 33: 327-340, 34: 341-348, 35: 349-361, 36: 362-370, 37: 371-381, 38: 382-390, 39: 391-398, 40: 399-409, 41: 410-421, 42: 422-435, 43: 436-439, 44: 440-447, 45: 448-451, 46: 452-459, 47: 460-465, 48: 466-475, 49: 476-483, 50: 484-490, 51: 491-498, 52: 499-510, 53: 511-524, 54: 525-541, 55: 542-553, 56: 554-561, 57: 562-569, 58: 570-574, 59: 575-584, 60: 585-596, 61: 597-607, 62: 608-617, 63: 618-622, 64: 623-628, 65: 629-632, 66: 633-645, 67: 646-657, 68: 658-664, 69: 665-677, 70: 678-686, 71: 687-693, 72: 694-705, 73: 706-713

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Last Transit

74: 717-732, 75: 733-743, 76: 744-748, 77: 749-757, 78: 758-773

Dixon's Original Hand Drawn Map Of The Line And Important Points Along The Way

Zoomable map at the Library of Congress or a very large detailed scan here


Featured Quote

Bob-levin redroom.jpg

"As soon as I finished, I wanted to (a) immediately re-read it; (b) enroll in a one semester course devoted to nothing but its study; or ( c) stick it on the shelf and have nothing to do with it again. “Mason & Dixon” is a great novel; and I say this without having understood what seemed any more than, oh, ten percent."

Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines

Click here for help with editing and creating pages.

We have a few conventions we ask that you follow:

  • When creating a new page, if its information pertains to one (and only one) specific Pynchon novel, please categorize it with the appropriate identifier. For example, a page pertaining to Gravity's Rainbow, should use the syntax [[Category:GR]].
  • To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index, create one using the entry on Peter Tait as an example. Basically, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg [[Name Discussion|DISCUSSION]]) and notice that the visible name will be "DISCUSSION" in full caps, so it stands out a bit.

External Links

Reading Notes/Guides

Gallery

Below are some of the images you will find on the Mason & Dixon Wiki.

Thanks, and enjoy...

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