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Correction: That library should be due EAST of the Saltimbanque theater.…
17 Jan 2005, 07:43
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I don't think so. Nice catch, Jim. I checked the archives and this has never been posted before. Has anyone been to Switzerland recently? If Cave Canem can be assumed to be locate…
17 Jan 2005, 07:01
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How about those Puss-In-Boots references? ~ Crush…
15 Jan 2005, 18:10
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Hm. I'm not sure how this story makes Norse paganism more palatable to Christianity or vice versa. Well, maybe that part about the true god revealing himself, but nothing in the ot…
15 Jan 2005, 16:01
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Remembering something.... Finn Magussen said I think that Sutur was that "powerful, mighty one, he who rules over everything" who would reveal himself after Ragnarok. ~ Crush…
15 Jan 2005, 14:57
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Hartshorn (seeming a bit cranky this afternoon) says: With apologies to the Viking Answer Lady, here are the results of a quick Google: http://www.10callicvol.com/centre/callicvol…
15 Jan 2005, 14:01
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Here's the thing about that. Wolfe likes to be precise about his spellings. The name of the Whorl goddess is Sphigx, not Sphinx. Sphigx is the literal transcription of the name fro…
15 Jan 2005, 11:19
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Actually, I haven't been able to identify any mythological connection to "setr". It's Scandinavian for a fisherman's hut or a farm house. I can't understand the significance unless…
15 Jan 2005, 09:19
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Ah! So you did. But I could extend this to every character in the story, not just Nettle. But then, from this post (I think) I see you are getting at something else. No, he doesn'…
14 Jan 2005, 18:06
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Nice analysis, Adam. One other thing, if the accounts of Silk's psyche being present in the Narrator are in doubt due to Hide&co's authorship, then all the alleged textual clues t…
13 Jan 2005, 15:53
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Someone this summer mentioned that Wolfe had decided there was going to be a fight at a temple and he was trying to figure out how to get Latro there. That's the last I have heard …
12 Jan 2005, 14:11
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Marc says Yes. But then we have to suppose what is the motive of Hide and Co. in putting little hints of confusion about the Narrator's identity into his statements and references…
11 Jan 2005, 17:52
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That is true but the entire series was written after the Narrator returns to Blue and therefore after he separates from Pig. So the only errors and references that can "count" are …
11 Jan 2005, 17:04
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Hm. Well, okay. The Knight ends rather precipitously and unsatisfactorily for a stand-alone and the "series" is called "The Wizard Knight" which the opposite of the actual order. W…
11 Jan 2005, 15:57
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Oh that's a fine thing. I can't remember a mistake at this moment but I remember NOTING them as I read RTTW. Also, I don't have my books with me. A cursory search in Amazon's book …
11 Jan 2005, 15:33
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Well, I'm more forgiving of this sort of thing. Characters are people and people have political opinions. It would be difficult to avoid touching any current political controversy …
11 Jan 2005, 15:01
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That's why I said "the plurality of Sci-Fi writers" -- not even a majority. I have no way of ascertaining whether political liberals are in the majority, but having gone to my shar…
11 Jan 2005, 13:25
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Welcome Kieren, You'll find everything said recently about The Wizard Knight at: http://listserver.dreamhost.com/pipermail/urth-urth.net/ If you have a FAQ, please post it. :-) …
11 Jan 2005, 12:05
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I didn't think they were clumsily inserted. I think they were jarring because the plurality of SciFi writers are politically liberal. Thus, placing favorable views to gun-ownershi…
11 Jan 2005, 11:52
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Errr...I think the insulting part was not Orwell's opinion which was directed a Chesterton, but it was rather your own which was directed at the intellect of anyone considering con…
11 Jan 2005, 11:44
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Note: I will refer to the protagonist of the Short Sun as "the Narrator" even though he is not the writer in this case. This is textual support to be sure but I am still influence…
11 Jan 2005, 06:59
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Anyone familiar with my posts knows I agree with this. Hmmm...well, okay. I thought that was what you were saying since the transfer to Silk occured when Pig got his eye. Otherwis…
09 Jan 2005, 16:42
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I thought of another reason why this is probably not possible. Scylla remains trapped in Oreb all that time. If she could have transferred out eye-to-eye, would she have stayed the…
07 Jan 2005, 11:58
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The definitions of "multiple places" I took to mean that there were other planets in the universe of Mythgarthr. It is not explained what the separate region of the Frost Giants is…
06 Jan 2005, 14:55
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I'm convinced. I think I agree that in this world, all creatures are 'gods' of somebody and only the MHG and the MLG are distinguished. Yes, but the MLG is a liar. He says that if…
06 Jan 2005, 12:43
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I agree. The idea that America is above Kleos is not intended. (I didnt' realize, until Dan'l posted this, that this concept was being conveyed in saying that Able would wake up w…
06 Jan 2005, 09:56
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I don't recall this, can anyone think of where this may have been said? ~ Crush…
06 Jan 2005, 09:04
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Well, that's not exactly what I said, but then I like the idea that Able will return to America in "knight's service" to the Most High God. But that is a whole extra level above Kl…
06 Jan 2005, 08:39
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Is there any unambiguous example where the gods transfer eye-to-eye rather than exclusively eye-to-Sacred Window? I can think of one instance that suggests this is impossible. Kyp…
06 Jan 2005, 08:27
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Although I agree with much that Nathan says on this subject, I think this statement goes too far. Garvaon seems to see Idnn's marriage in the same way Idnn saw it as they were app…
05 Jan 2005, 10:25
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Has Wolfe truely said she is not a Norn, or are you inferring that from the text? If the former, I yied now. If the latter, then I'll answer why I insist on her being a Norn. She s…
04 Jan 2005, 14:59
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And that was Wolfe's point right? That honor and courage are more than just carrying a weapon against overwhelming odds or protecting your reputation -- although that might be par…
04 Jan 2005, 06:05
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Okay. but she *does* give a carved stick to Able at their first meeting and that, along with her Fate's spinning wheel, pretty definitely identifies her as a Norn (they carved a st…
03 Jan 2005, 13:55
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Honestly, if My only real evidence is that Able says HE is in that ambulance. IIRC. As for it being small, I think this is a small part of Wolfe's intent in the novel. I was pret…
03 Jan 2005, 13:45
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Umm...yes, I agree. Michael goes to Aelfrice to find Able of the High Heart and that is where he finds him...at the end of the story. He goes in search of him there even though He …
03 Jan 2005, 12:35
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Since Michael has been sent from Kleos, that is surely to where they are going. The "great knight", Sir Able of the High Heart, did not yet exist when Able first met Michael. First…
03 Jan 2005, 11:02
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He's not Parka's roll as norn (which were associated with valkyries) suggests Able probably died in Aelfrice prior his encounter in her cave. This also fits with the references to…
03 Jan 2005, 09:35
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When I saw the movie "Being John Malkovich", my brother asked me "Was it any good?" I said, "I don't know. But I'll guarantee you've never seen a movie like that before." I think …
16 Dec 2004, 12:23
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I miss Rev. Mushrat. It seems like a lot of the old-timers around here peeled off the list about the same time. :-(…
13 Dec 2004, 16:11
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Interesting. This theory (that God is mutable) seems very similar to "Open Theism" (the theory that God does not know the future) which has made quite a stir in recently certain Ev…
13 Dec 2004, 10:42
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I don't think you did that, Blattid, nor did I get the idea it was really you Iorwerth was responding to.…
13 Dec 2004, 09:19
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Incidentally - for those might ask "what is the thematic import of this?" - I say this makes the Narrator simultaneously a "father, son, and (holy) spirit" although I'll wait for a…
13 Dec 2004, 06:10
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I don't have any reason disbelieve that Wolfe might have told any one of these varients. However, I don't think any of them fully explains what is going on. I am ready to elaborate…
11 Dec 2004, 10:39
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I'm sure I could find some easily among the nuns a many a parochial school (increasingly easily depending on the definition of "Creationist"). I don't consider this a put down (al…
10 Dec 2004, 11:00
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I wasn't aware of that, but I still repudiate the generalization and I've never met a Protestant that denied the laws of Thermodynamics. ~ Crush…
09 Dec 2004, 15:02
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So much has gone on since my last post I'm hesitant reference quotes precisely so I'll just sum up. Civit's delineation between a simple and complex soul is astute. For convenienc…
09 Dec 2004, 13:58
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It was Elijah. It reminds me of the spirit of the dead witch in THE KNIGHT, whose voice could be heard in the falling rain. I'm not convinced there's anything important thematical…
07 Dec 2004, 11:20
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Regarding the problems in translating Wolfe in to other languages, is it the case that French and Germans *do not* borrow from other languages? I understand that the French have a …
06 Dec 2004, 02:14
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Of course I mean "electronic text document" ~ Crush…
04 Dec 2004, 11:16
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I agree with Roy that Sidero expressing genuine regret for his actions does suggest that Sidero might have a soul. But it isn't necessarily so. I'm a bit at a disadvantage since I'…
04 Dec 2004, 11:15
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