Dr. Island on WolfeWiki

Matthew Groves · 28 Jul 2007, 21:22 · from 2007-July.txt.gz

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From: matthewalangroves at gmail.com (Matthew Groves)
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:22:11 -0500
Subject: (urth) Dr. Island on WolfeWiki
Message-ID: <39ed084f0707281422g5301962aoc2529234d1c0111a at mail.gmail.com>

We have been working on the entry for "The Death of Dr. Island" on
WolfeWiki.  It's only begun, really, but it could use input from
contributors with a background in mythology, or a knowledge of the
poems, especially Enoch Arden and Il Penseroso.  Or someone with a
background in abnormal psychology or brain science.  Or someone who
can talk about the physics of the Dr. Island satellite habitat, and
all that sciencey stuff.  Or just someone who likes this story.  It's
one of those masterpieces of Wolfe's short fiction that seem to
resonate thematically with all his other major works.

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