Date:         Mon, 19 Aug 96 07:23:15 EDT
From: W Ted Rogers <WTR100F-AT-oduvm.cc.odu.edu>
Subject:      Re: Pataphysics


I have always interpreted Baudrillard's use of Jarry's pataphysics as a
game (jeu) which is also a challenge (enjeu). I have also interpreted
Jarry in much the same light. It seems to me that to say it is a joke
takes it too far down that trajectory -- a game being a bit more serious
than a joke. Just my tuppence worth. Ted