Wolfe's "New Sun": Severian Unmasked!

Mark Andersen · 22 Sep 1995, 08:53 · from sf-lovers.1995.mbox

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From: manderse at nmsu.edu (Mark Andersen)
Subject: Re: Wolfe's "New Sun": Severian Unmasked!
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 08:53:50 UNDEFINED
Message-ID: <sflovers-v20-369-11 at digest.sf-lovers>
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Who do you believe was Severian's mother? I read a good argument once
(can't remember where offhand) to the effect that his mother was the
Autarch. (The Autarch Severian succeeded on the throne is the only Autarch
mentioned in the story with neither name nor epithet. The Autarch refers to
Severian as "My son". One could argue that the Autarch androgyny may just
as well have come about through being deprived of femininity, as through
being deprived of masculinity.)

Dr. Mark Andersen		
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
New Mexico State University

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