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23 Sep 2010, 22:21
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I believe the Maiden (ie, Persephone) spells this out to Latro when he descends below the floor of the temple. But it is never, I think, made clear how Latro could make amends for…
28 Jan 2010, 22:44
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Well, the slight charm of "Call of Cthulu" lay in pretending that it was made during the silent era, miniscule budget, duff special effects, semaphore acting, and all. IMHO, it wor…
04 Nov 2008, 19:16
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Isnt' "Woldercan" the name of the lost city in "The Circus of Dr. Lao"? Russell Wodell…
26 Sep 2008, 18:36
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Other questions & therefore spoilers... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Like *Free Live Free* and *There Are Do…
21 Sep 2008, 22:34
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I don't think this debate is specifically about Christian and/or Catholic dogma. I do think that Gene Wolfe is a devoute Catholic, and that by infusing his work with careful moral …
18 Jul 2008, 19:51
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However you explain it, it starts to sound awfully phallic, doesn't it? 2008/7/2 John Smith <jsmith2627 at att.net>:…
02 Jul 2008, 19:46
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Christ would be an odd elision. Or an elite eidolon? 2008/6/16 Marc Aramini <marcaramini at yahoo.com>:…
16 Jun 2008, 23:43
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I have always seen Dr. Talos as the fox in Disney's Pinocchio: "Hi-diddlee-dee, an actor's life for me!" And Severian dreams of being a puppet, not a real boy... Russell Wodell …
07 Sep 2006, 02:42
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Hmmm...that begs that question whether Wolfe ever saw Federico Fellini's remarkable 1969 film version of Sayricon, in which the bold leaps across the narrative gaps are memorably…
18 Aug 2006, 21:41
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I obtained the Lexicon fairly easily through interlibrary loan in Canada; it even came from an American library, without charge, in about two weeks. Normally I wouldn't do this f…
13 Jun 2006, 02:24
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I wonder if it might make sense to begin by building the wiki section on the Latro novels, since (a) they are relatively self-contained and (b) "Soldier of Sidon" is due this fall …
10 May 2006, 00:21
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If I remember correctly, Anthony Burgess invented the "Chesterbelloc," a straw man which British anti-Catholic critics used to routinely abuse. [No, I'm wrong: the term was devis…
11 Jan 2005, 11:52
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What would be Sir Garvaon's motive for killing Gilling? (Rhyme unintentional) And why would Wolfe conceal this for so long? For this and other reasons, I am fairly certain that I…
03 Jan 2005, 19:18
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No, no. I agree that the tonal effect is (intentionally) jarring. But you have only to turn to Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" to see what Wolfe is up …
03 Jan 2005, 08:52
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Apple Blossom's statement is _not_ about chopsticks; her usage of "chop" is quite mundane, about a personal name stamp or "seal," viz this definition from the OED.: "In India, Chi…
15 May 2002, 18:57
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