Gnostic Wolfe - and Lindsay

Andy Robertson28 Oct 2002, 17:20original

The most tremendous modern fictional work based on Gnosticism is A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS - and I don't think Wolfe derived much from this incredibly savage and deeply pessimistic work. However, it is richly worth a look in itself, and is online somewhere IIRC hartshorn ----- Original Message -----

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From: "tom" <tom at bitterman.net> To: <urth at urth.net> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 4:17 PM Subject: Re: (urth) Gnostic Wolfe vs CE Wolfe James Wynn writes:

Tom said: Gnostics (as far as we know) weren't all that pessimistic, really. Compared to doctrines like Sheol and predestination, Gnostics were positively euphoric.

matthew.malthouse29 Oct 2002, 10:11original

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On 28/10/2002 17:20:03 Andy Robertson wrote: The most tremendous modern fictional work based on Gnosticism is A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS - and I don't think Wolfe derived much from this incredibly savage and deeply pessimistic work. However, it is richly worth a look in itself, and is online somewhere IIRC

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1329 Matthew

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