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There is at least agreement that these constellations are Crux and Monoceros, right? Crush ----- Original Message -----…
09 Jul 2003, 10:23
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Andrew Bollen ponders the brain splitting puzzles in SoA and SotM. In so doing he pondered: "In the end, Hegisistratus certainly believes he has failed to deliver on his promise to…
24 Jun 2003, 20:27
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Marc theorizes: If we accept that the minor gods of the pantheon can immerse themselves in human flesh for a time, Latro's great fighting ability and his facility in speaking Gree…
19 Jun 2003, 22:15
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Michael Andre-Driussi said: Crush responds: If it's older name was "the Old Port", then there ought to be a "New Port". But the new port wouldn't be called that. It would be given…
19 Jun 2003, 19:42
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Andy Kean asked: ....could someone tell me if there is a website that has a copy of the paper "On Encompassing the Universe"? If you could help me, you would earn my undying gratit…
19 Jun 2003, 17:35
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Andrew theorizes: Crush replies: If he learned Greek in Egypt, he would either have been formally taught and studied Greek writing or he would have "picked it up" as practical Gre…
19 Jun 2003, 15:49
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Andrew responds to Crush: Crush responds: Okay, good point. Rawlinson says that this build-up increased the size of the Athenian navy "up to" 200 ships, which was the number of sh…
17 Jun 2003, 01:48
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I'll take on Finley first. I haven't read Finley and I don't know what he means by "evidence" or "rare". The impression I get from Herodotus is that sea-trade was not rare among Io…
16 Jun 2003, 07:42
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Chris postulates: ...for Latro to have been fighting near the shrine of Demeter during the battle of Plataea, he must have been in the Persian contingent; not only that, he would h…
16 Jun 2003, 00:21
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Okay. Fixed my problem. Crush asked: What is this paste in Seven Lion's bags? Josh Geller answered: These are his war-paint. He puts them on before he goes into battle. Herodotos…
09 Jun 2003, 16:24
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Marc said: I must speak about the Jolenta "rape" - becuase I don't think it really is one. She went on the boat with him, teasing and playing and falling asleep. She's just being …
21 Apr 2003, 22:12
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More preemptive shots I just remembered Io in SotM. But that wasn't really a rape "scene" was it? It is vaguely alluded to (which is probably why I keep forgetting about it). And…
21 Apr 2003, 18:43
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Well, Wolfe has declared that his favorite kind of music is Folk (and filk). ----- Original Message -----…
18 Apr 2003, 16:03
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Josh rather petulantly argues: It is obviously South America. It is true, Isangoma means what y'all are saying in Zulu. Maybe it means something else in some south American Indian …
17 Apr 2003, 01:03
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Walter Wangerin's "Book of the Dun Cow" sits on my shelves near to Wolfe's books. It consists of a Wolfean mixture of myth and theology (Wangerin is, or was, a Lutheran minister) i…
14 Apr 2003, 12:31
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Nigel pondered the following quotations: "If I need more courage than I have to live, I will pretend to have it and live anyway. I did that on the battlefield . . . I acted the p…
10 Apr 2003, 14:33
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31 Mar 2003, 17:02
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Non-theologian Crush swims beyond his depth.... Andrew Bollen gathers wool responding to Roy and Matt Weber: "I'd not be surprised to find that Wolfe regards Christ as something …
14 Mar 2003, 17:08
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Regarding the "male hyacinth" theory, Josh Geller said: When I met Gene Wolfe at the last WorldCon, I mentioned this theory to him, and that there were people who supported it on t…
13 Mar 2003, 14:27
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Marc queries: However, I think ascribing too much weight to details in "King Jesus" might be potentially misleading. Has Wolfe even read it? Crush responds: I'd say Don has found…
11 Mar 2003, 18:48
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Crush says: Chris shakes his head and says: I have trouble agreeing with this, since Typhon's role with respect to Severian is solidly and beyond question related to Satan's role …
10 Mar 2003, 18:54
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Nigel lends Crush a hand: It is related etymologically to "pilus", the Latin word for "a single hair". Crush responds: Thanks Nigel! This is very useful to me. The confusing thin…
04 Mar 2003, 15:31
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Che challenges Crush's premature abandonment of his male Hyacinth theories: *laughs* But Hyacinths are a male symbol, as used in um, The Wasteland by T. S. Elliot. Yup yup. As you …
03 Mar 2003, 23:44
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Blattid rightly says: Yes/no ... and likewise yes/no to the original statement that the Christian worldview is "comedic." It depends on what you > mean by "worldview." The Christia…
19 Feb 2003, 21:58
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You didn't say you were limiting this discussion to romantic love so I'll list characters who are not too damaged or crabbed to be genuinely emotionally connected to another person…
18 Feb 2003, 15:51
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Nigel opines: As far as I can see, no one ever answered that question, but I finally got to see that episode of "The Simpsons" on BBC2 this evening and I would say definitely, yes!…
10 Feb 2003, 20:25
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Shell responded to Crush: Of course, many of parallel themes (the nature of identity is a biggie) that they share appear in many Wolfe works, so his predilection to explore such th…
04 Feb 2003, 15:01
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Tami Whitehead said: Now, not knowing how this fits into the Horn question, the thing that has struck me deepest on Jonah's story is exactly the resistance to God's will, and how t…
28 Jan 2003, 15:13
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Also, different from the resurrected Zeus whose grave(s?) was displayed to pilgrims at Crete. I believe **this** comes into to play in "The Long Sun" with Pas' reputed death. The …
23 Jan 2003, 18:01
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Crush interjects: Which brings up the fact that I always believed the Character list in "The Long Sun" and Short Sun" were compiled by Horn and Nettle. --- Crush…
22 Jan 2003, 22:31
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Rostrum said: I found the one of the major events of Arete totally incomprehensible until someone clued me in to the historical event it is based on. Crush urges: The links were n…
21 Jan 2003, 20:03
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David Duffy reminds us: Arete -- I like fishspine, but I thought we (:)) had decided it pretty clearly refers to the classical (ie pre-Christian) virtues. Crush opines: I presume…
21 Jan 2003, 14:52
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For reading the Soldier books, I recommend doing what one would do for Wolfe's other works: 1. Read the books 2. Look up the obvious blanks the stories imply to you (or read Graves…
20 Jan 2003, 21:18
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Does anyone have any information about the Latro series? It seems that Wolfe left many hints in "Arete" that the story of Latro is to be continued. And we still haven't figured ou…
20 Jan 2003, 13:11
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Roy responding to Mantis: You have noted Graves' position vis-a-vis earth and sky; needless to say, Graves' sympathies were with the goddess. Wolfe's, needless to say, are with the…
15 Jan 2003, 21:15
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One thing I've reconsidered: The morphology of the "legs" seems to differ from the dugong's flippers in that the foremost claws (at least) are attached to jointed "arms" that permi…
10 Jan 2003, 20:28
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BTW It occurred to me last night that manticores have **horns** with **stingers**. Wolfe's leatherneck "had" a Horn with a deadly sting as well ... a harpoon. -----Original Messag…
10 Jan 2003, 17:29
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William Ansley responded to Crush: Oh happy day! Finally, someone is arguing with my conclusions! If I am to buy your argument, I have to believe that Horn doesn't know the diffe…
10 Jan 2003, 15:54
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William Ansley heroically proffers: Way back on October 18, 1999 I argued that the leatherskin has twelve legs and no one has bothered arguing with my conclusions yet. What I said …
09 Jan 2003, 17:06
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Crush wrote: Maybe you're right, but I've been increasingly thinking...Chesterton. Andy Robertson added: Chesterton is an obvious root of Wolfe's writing. Crush concurs: True. An…
09 Jan 2003, 15:43
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Josh Geller adamanted: I really do think it is from "Hamlet's Mill". Anyone who enjoys Gene Wolfe's fiction owes it to themselves to read Hamlet's Mill. Crush probes: What in thi…
08 Jan 2003, 20:47
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Andrew Bollen wrote: And this brief commentary on a work by John Crossan (of all people) kind of ties things together: Myth ... is rooted in extra-ordinary encounters with that wh…
08 Jan 2003, 17:14
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A -->quick<-- scan of the introduction to âThe Greek Mythsâ did not find this one. Nor did I find it in Gravesâ introduction to Bullfinchâs âThe Fabled Age.â The more …
07 Jan 2003, 14:26
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Hmmm. Maybe he did. There seems to be some confusion. It would make more sense to me if he did. -- Crush -----Original Message----- From: Josh Geller [mailto:dclxvi at dclxvi.best.v…
03 Jan 2003, 19:40
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I will say this: It has always bothered me that Typhon didn't recognize Severian since from Typhon's perspective, it had only been a short time since he saw the Concilliator. IMO t…
02 Jan 2003, 20:07
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I must say, this find in Sappho is truly astounding. Thanks! --Crush…
30 Dec 2002, 21:04
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Shell declares: I guess you are right! Animal by-products (Silk, Blood, Horn) are bio names, how did that slip my mind? I'm glad for the clarification, especially as I don't want…
19 Dec 2002, 19:52
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Doh! I hoped to be the first to reveal this connection between Silk and Llew Llaw Gyffes. It's not the only connection between the two either. It goes on and on. I've begun to won…
18 Dec 2002, 19:36
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As my head began to clear (with the help of friends) I realized I should have handled this entirely off-list. The way I handled this was not right ethically, and it was strategical…
18 Dec 2002, 16:12
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Marc explains: Sorry my previous message was so infuriating. There was no interview, there is nothing to cut and paste. On the back of the Christmas card that Mr. Wolfe sent me, …
17 Dec 2002, 16:16
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