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That's interesting; I hadn't thought about connections between Wolfe and Blake. The most obvious link, I think, would be Blake's "desire of raising other men into perception of …
19 May 2000, 19:17
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Tim, I don't think The Urth of the New Sun is a mistake, but it is clearly not to be taken as a sequel to The Book of the New Sun. (Now I know somebody is going to say--But Seve…
06 Nov 1999, 19:09
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Kieran, These are the snippets that really curdled me: (snip) "set inconceivably deep down the aisles of the future" (snip_ "a white hole which scalds and drowns and cleanses th…
05 Nov 1999, 19:16
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Jeremy: (snip) "I believe you are referring to "natural theology" or the argument from design, which is the belief that since the world was created by a supernatural being, we (…
04 Nov 1999, 23:57
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About the Claudius/Severian connection: This is very interesting! I had seen the connection before, but only vaguely. I haven't read Graves' work yet (now I will have to!), altho…
04 Nov 1999, 00:27
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C: "This is because the consideration of possible Sounds like we agree! So...let us not cease to discuss the technology. But also let us not miss the symbolism, metaphor, and m…
02 Nov 1999, 21:38
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Hi, Jim! Superior evidence can be a decided advantage! Actually, I was wondering exactly the same thing...are there any good scientists in The Book of the New Sun? That is--scie…
02 Nov 1999, 04:34
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Well, I'm glad I didn't just annoy everyone by bringing up modernism! Especially glad...I'm having a lot of fun with this discussion. The rest of you people are far more familiar…
28 Oct 1999, 02:14
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Alex, Thanks for clarifying that. You're right; "Ulysses" and "The Sound and the Fury" are the most frequently taught works of modernist fiction, although we should probably add…
26 Oct 1999, 23:26
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Hello, William. I'm glad you're not offended. (snip) "I haven't dared reply to you myself. You have overwhelmed me with your knowledge of literature <g>." That's all right. You…
26 Oct 1999, 07:50
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OK, now that I've confused myself as to who has posted which messages, I'll address this reply to alga. alga, I agree with several things you said. I think Wolfe's work is like…
26 Oct 1999, 07:24
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Sorry, William Ansley! This message was written by Michael (Rostrum)...I thought I was replying to you! Many apologies!!! "We have some data to consider the question. Severian …
26 Oct 1999, 06:44
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William Ansley: snip: "We have some data to consider the question. Severian repeats several stories not of his own invention. Do they show any of the same idiosyncrasies as Seve…
26 Oct 1999, 00:55
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William Ansley: snip: "Whether Severian is a reliable narrator or not, he is certainly an unsatisfactory one by any of the usual standards of story telling." But what ARE the "us…
24 Oct 1999, 21:23
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Alex, An insightful commentary. I don't think I would argue that Severian is a liar; I don't think he is. I agree with you; Severian tries to tell the truth. However, I think Se…
18 Oct 1999, 18:10
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Hello! I also have a question about Ossipago, come to think of it. Can the reader intuit from reading The Book of the New Sun that Ossipago is a robot? If not, then it seems ver…
18 Oct 1999, 01:47
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Hello. This is my first post to this list. I first came across The Book of the New Sun two years ago, at the recommendation of a literary agent, and I have been hooked ever sinc…
17 Oct 1999, 20:43
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