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It is not crystal clear in the text, but Wolfe has explicitly stated in some interviews that Urth is not meant to be Earth but rather a version of Earth in a previous universal ite…
03 Jun 2010, 00:42
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My vague interpretation of that scene is that it relates to the secret world of khaibits. My theory is that a khaibit's name is derived from the name of her clone mistress, but th…
02 Jun 2010, 16:19
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I agree with Jane D. (and perhaps Jack Smith?) that Jolenta is a prime candidate for Severian's twin sister, Severa. There is just too much veiled mystery about her to dismiss her…
02 Jun 2010, 14:59
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Perhaps this well-known quote is relevant here. Toward the end is, maybe, a statement regarding gnosticicm.…
20 May 2010, 04:06
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Well, I did a quick search and didn't find mention of "monolatrism" elsewhere on this list. Can't remember it in any other analysis so it looks like David Stockhoff might be elevat…
19 May 2010, 18:28
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In regard to Gene Wolfe as heretic, I'm not sure he'd reject that label. Perhaps he'd embrace it. From the Larry McCaffery interview: Moving beyond established religious dogma se…
18 May 2010, 12:36
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he mean it to be God (probably) or is he speaking more of the Hierogrammates My interpretation of the subtext of the Sun series is this- There is not a vast, empty gap between hum…
17 May 2010, 18:16
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Reformatted- Frank Herbert's mystical Atreides guys, SF authors have struggled to convey the difficulty for a being who can simultaneously perceive multiple points in time to com…
13 May 2010, 18:50
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I think Severian's dealings with Tzadkiel and various Hiero-dudes are Gene Wolfe's attempt to tackle the problem God has in accurately and understandably conveying His message to h…
13 May 2010, 18:32
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