Abstract

Tim'sAjax (mybrother's dissertation) LAWRENCE DUGAN Theverificationist wouldbesurprised Atthechange insetting From theislesofGreece tothesandy-floored PineBarrens. TheHouseofAtreus becomes Fourgenerations ofbikers, dragracers Andoneheroic state trooper brooding Ina deserted summer resort lostinthewoods, Closedfordecades, built bya hotelier With confidence inthepines Andlittle understanding ofhotels. Wouldthebikers Assemble hereandargue fortheheroic sense Oflife, fortheoldsouth Jersey waysthat wereslipping IntoDelawareBaywith thebattered shoreline, Soontobeas remote as theSwedish towns? Where intheforest isthethrone they'd defend? UpanddowntheDelaware Thesmallcities sinkintotheriver, Trenton, Camden, Chester, likeso many citadels named ina catalogue ofwar. Whosaysa statue inthewoodsishidden orbenighted? Whyapologize foranaesthetic solitude, a cenotaph To remoteness, nomoreoutofplace ThanNewJersey's Homeric epithet, TheGarden State? Likerosy-fingered dawnorsandy Pylos thename Has lasted, likethewoods.Theturnpike exits Winddowntosandy floors. ARION 17.2 FALL 2OO9 ...

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