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I thought this was an interesting find, about Jovinian, the "heretic" whose namesake was used by Wolfe as the metalsmith who forged Terminus Est... http://www.newadvent.org/cathen…
21 Jan 2011, 00:46
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I know some of you are all, "So what?" about Severian's family tree, but I happen to find it important to understanding some of the underpinnings and mysteries of Severian, if we a…
22 Dec 2010, 15:48
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Hey Guys, I've been working on gathering all of the visible signs which are encountered or recounted an then mentioned by Severian throughout the first four volumes. If anyone is …
16 Dec 2010, 06:01
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Anyone else wonder why Severian as Autarch consistently refers to the collective "we" when talking to others? "Our memories never fade." "We are going to keep this." etc. And y…
04 Dec 2010, 04:42
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I thought it would be a fun exercise, and so I have collected all off the formulaic embellishments various characters have used to refer to the Autarch over the course of The Book …
07 Sep 2010, 21:40
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Hello All, I have stumbled across another interesting exchange between Dorcas and Baldanders. The morning after the first play, just before they divvy up the coin from the crowd, …
07 Sep 2010, 14:39
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Hello All, I have had a hard time with a passage from Shadow... the rant the lochage gives to Severian in the bartizan. He is telling Severian how vast Nessus is, how all attempts…
31 Aug 2010, 02:31
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Over the past couple of months, I have been bringing certain details to light regarding perceived ulterior motives of various characters and actions within the Book of the New Sun,…
19 Aug 2010, 18:48
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I just caught this, wondered what you guys thought of this. Near the end of Citadel, Dr. Talos is granted an audience with Severian. He gives him a coin, one he never got to give …
13 Aug 2010, 14:18
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I wanted to break down the passage that has everyone in a tizzy trying to demystify. I don't know that I'll do much better, but seeing the text along with the deduction should at l…
13 Aug 2010, 02:55
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Wolfe is quoted as thus... "I didn't know that anybody was working in the Lamarckian area, today to be honest with you. I think somebody should be because I have never been convin…
05 Aug 2010, 04:52
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Courtesy Josh, but an exercise to consider, and got me to thinking... "Which character in TBoTNS do you identify with and why?" I'll go first. I most identify with DROTTE, becaus…
02 Aug 2010, 15:14
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This likely has been covered, but might the darker-than-black fuligin cloak be a metaphor slash foreshadowing of the dying sun. Either the phenomenon that much of tge suns core is…
30 Jul 2010, 12:39
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Hello, My name is Ryan Dunn. I know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on thi…
15 Jun 2010, 22:54
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