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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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You can take a look at  [[Gravity's Rainbow covers|''Gravity's Rainbow'' covers]], read the [[Gravity's Rainbow Reviews|reviews]], or [[Gravity's Rainbow Title|entertain some theories on the source of the title]].
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==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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Apart from those, it's up to you!
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==Alphabetical Index==
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Information on the characters, events, and everything else in ''Gravity's Rainbow'', organized alphabetically:{{GR_Alpha_Nav}}
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==Page by Page Annotations==
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{{GR PbP}}
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== Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines==
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[[Help:Contents|'''Click here for help with editing and creating pages.''']]
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* [[Help:Contents|More help for this wiki available here.]]
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/ ThomasPynchon.com]
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* [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page]
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: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_gr.html The Modern Word: Gravity's Rainbow]
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: [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] - a Pynchon forum
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: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/zak_smith/title.htm Zak Smith's Illustrations for Each Page of Gravity's Rainbow]
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* [http://english2.mnsu.edu/larsson/grnotes.html A companion's companion to Gravity's Rainbow]
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* [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog]
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* [http://www.pynchon.pomona.edu/gr/index.html Pomona Gravity's Rainbow page]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity's_Rainbow Wikipedia Gravity's Rainbow page]
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==Featured Article==
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'''At Sixes and Sevens'''<br />
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To be "at sixes and sevens" is an English phrase and idiom, common in the United Kingdom. It is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray.
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"He'd never told her, he avoided telling himself, but that was the measure of his faith, as this seventh Christmas of the War came wheeling in another charge at his skinny, shivering flank..." - ''Gravity's Rainbow'', p.126
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"A miscount" - Steven C. Weisenburger, ''A Gravity's Rainbow Companion''
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[[Sixes and Sevens|Um, not so fast there, Steve...]]
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==Gallery==
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Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki. {{Special:Newimages}}
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We will be providing more support for using this wiki in the coming weeks. Feel free to contact us (admin at pynchonwiki dot com) with any questions.
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Thanks, and enjoy...

Revision as of 18:59, 21 December 2006

File:GR illustration.jpg
Welcome to the Gravity's Rainbow Wiki

To become a contributor/editor, Create an account.

Order Gravity's Rainbow

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 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.

You can take a look at Gravity's Rainbow covers, read the reviews, or entertain some theories on the source of the title.

How to Use this Wiki

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.

Apart from those, it's up to you!

Alphabetical Index

Information on the characters, events, and everything else in Gravity's Rainbow, organized alphabetically:Template:GR Alpha Nav


Page by Page Annotations

Template:GR PbP

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

The Modern Word: Gravity's Rainbow
The Fictional Woods - a Pynchon forum
Zak Smith's Illustrations for Each Page of Gravity's Rainbow

Featured Article

175px

At Sixes and Sevens
To be "at sixes and sevens" is an English phrase and idiom, common in the United Kingdom. It is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray.

"He'd never told her, he avoided telling himself, but that was the measure of his faith, as this seventh Christmas of the War came wheeling in another charge at his skinny, shivering flank..." - Gravity's Rainbow, p.126

"A miscount" - Steven C. Weisenburger, A Gravity's Rainbow Companion

Um, not so fast there, Steve...

Gallery

Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki.


We will be providing more support for using this wiki in the coming weeks. Feel free to contact us (admin at pynchonwiki dot com) with any questions.

Thanks, and enjoy...

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