Tuesday, March 20, 2007

the world is not to be put in order


"Syntax, according to Norman O. Brown, is the arrangement of the army. As we move away from it, we demilitarize language. This demilitarization of language is conducted in many ways: a single language is pulverized; the boundaries between two or more languages are crossed; elements not strictly linguistic (graphical, musical) are introduced; etc. Translation becomes, if not impossible, unnecessary." - John Cage, M qtd. in
"small peace" by meg cotner, two years later ... two years too late.

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