Father Inire

don doggett · 26 May 2006, 04:50 · from 2006-May.txt.gz

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From: kingwukong at yahoo.com (don doggett)
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 21:50:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth) Father Inire
In-Reply-To: <BAY103-F25567725ACAD5B8CBE2013D79E0 at phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <20060526045000.24183.qmail at web32411.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

--- b sharp <bsharporflat at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Why can't Rudesind really be the guy's name in his
> human role and Father 
> Inire really be his name when he is performing his
> hierodule role?  

Exactly my point. One clear theme in many of Wolfe's
works is that the role ends up making the "man".

 Be that 
> as it may, I am quite open to argments that Rudesind
> is not Inire though I'd 
> like those arguments to explain why Rudesind
> resembles Inire so closely in 
> description as does Dorcas' husband and all the
> parallels between Rudesind 
> and Dorcas' husband.

This is great stuff, and while it may yet be shown
incorrect, I for one would hate for it to get snuffed
out prematurely.

Don

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