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If we were really trying to deduce the age of Urth from the text, it must be older than that. At several points Severian mentions the lack of volcanic activity on Urth and the s…
30 Jul 2006, 23:58
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Sorry b, I wasn't meaning to define or limit "literature." I guess I need a word that means "literature with richly embroidered layers of meaning and symbol." if there is one an…
26 Jul 2006, 18:59
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I think this has been discussed before, but myself, I favor (a). Just as Wolfe recycled aspects of the ship in "Silhouette" in Tzadkiel's ship, or the duel in "Tracking Song" to…
26 Jul 2006, 01:28
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I am abashed to reveal that I learned this from "The Da Vinci Code," but something that seems to have escaped attention: Wolfe is misdirecting us a little when he tells us that "…
24 May 2006, 23:00
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On whether "Ascian" is supposed to invoke "Asian": While no doubt Wolfe's ideas of a totalitarian state were influenced by Maoist China and North Korea, I have always wondered wh…
31 Jan 2006, 00:02
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There's a line somewhere, which I think is among the more beautiful GW has penned, that goes something like: "The wolf is God's dog, half-mad with hunger and the memory of His h…
23 Aug 2005, 12:24
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Something else as well, at least according to Severian: Sev: "What were you looking for?" Idas: "Your letter, the one that the aquastors of Urth gave you for the Hierogrammate. …
20 Apr 2005, 17:43
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The recent discussion of what role Abaia plays in the new Urth prompts me to note the interest Abaia seems to show in the Claw. Recall that in the beginning of CotC, Severian rev…
18 Apr 2005, 20:22
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I can't say I agree - I would have found it just as jarring if Silk had started spouting off about women's rights to control reproduction, or how the government of Viron should p…
11 Jan 2005, 14:03
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I wouldn't go so far as to endorse this point of view whole-heartedly, but I was struck by how jarring the paeans to supply-side economics and universal gun ownership were in Exo…
11 Jan 2005, 11:33
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