John Barth's definition of 'Plot'

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John Barth's definition of 'Plot' 2017-04-15 06:36:15 Post No. 9384456
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John Barth's definition of 'Plot' Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:36:15 Post No. 9384456 [Report]

What does/lit/ think of John Barth's definition of:

Plot = "the incremental perturbation of an unstable homeostatic system and its catastrophic restoration to a complexified equilibrium."

Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:38:46 Post No.9384467
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Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:38:46 Post No.9384467 [Report]

>>9384456

some bigger words than might be used elsewhere, but otherwise that's a pretty textbook definition

Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:42:02 Post No.9384480
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Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:42:02 Post No.9384480 [Report]

>>9384456
Inaccurate and pretentious.

Sage 2017-04-15 06:45:31 Post No.9384490
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Sage 2017-04-15 06:45:31 Post No.9384490 [Report]

>>9384456
Haha what a tool.

Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:51:03 Post No.9384507
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Anonymous 2017-04-15 06:51:03 Post No.9384507 [Report]

>>9384480
>pretentious
Maybe
>inaccurate
How so?

Anonymous 2017-04-16 01:04:44 Post No.9385815
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Anonymous 2017-04-16 01:04:44 Post No.9385815 [Report]

Sounds like he is describing a plot and not "plot"

Anonymous 2017-04-16 01:05:57 Post No.9385819
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Anonymous 2017-04-16 01:05:57 Post No.9385819 [Report]

>>9384456
guy should stick to pirate rape fantasy

Anonymous 2017-04-16 01:31:32 Post No.9385872
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Anonymous 2017-04-16 01:31:32 Post No.9385872 [Report]

>>9384456
I'm sure all his friends in Martha's Vineyard or wherever told him he was very clever

Anonymous 2017-04-16 02:07:33 Post No.9385980
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>>9384456
>catastrophic restoration

John Barth's definition of 'Plot'

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