Urth Digest, Vol 37, Issue 2

Matthew Groves06 Sep 2007, 03:36

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Mo wrote: I wonder whether Island of Doctor Death in particular represents a playing-out of tension in Wolfe's influences between Wells and Lewis.

I haven't read enough Wells to speak to that, but I do think that "tIoDDaOS" is a love note to them both.

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Rostrum wrote: You're not the only one who has seen connections between Wolfe and Lewis. One particular standout to me that I wrote about on the list a while back is this scene from Perelandra: snip <

I did see your post in the archives, and I had the exact same reaction to that moment in Perelandra: flashing on Silk's "I am the help." Matt G.

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes06 Sep 2007, 16:52

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On 9/5/07, Matthew Groves <matthewalangroves at gmail.com> wrote: Mo wrote:

I wonder whether Island of Doctor Death in particular represents a playing-out of tension in Wolfe's influences between Wells and Lewis.

I haven't read enough Wells to speak to that, but I do think that "tIoDDaOS" is a love note to them both.

I've never seen Lewis in "Dr Death," but have always seen it as a paean to Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, writer, trainer, bon vivant ----- http://www.livejournal.com/users/sturgeonslawyer http://www.danehyoakes.com I am miserable, he is miserable, We are miserable. Can't we have a party? Would he rather have a party?

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