secular interpretations

Marc Aramini · 26 Nov 2008, 02:29 · from 2008-November.txt.gz

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From: marcaramini at yahoo.com (Marc Aramini)
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:29:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: (urth) secular interpretations
Message-ID: <834625.56804.qm at web58205.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

I agree with Chris in his impressions of Wright - I feel like the ambiguity around the miraculous in Wolfe is necessary and important.  The enlightenment of the outsider DOES wind up being a preprogrammed message from Typhon and his mistress Mamelta (like Marlon Brando in Superman), though Crane&#39;s interpretaion sounds lame at first.  Yet it can still be divine enlightenment even if it has a rational cause.

Shadows of the New Sun is a fabulous Wright creation because it is actually Wolfe speaking and writing rather than an author with a thesis he must force the text to support, (as we all tend to in graduate lit courses when push comes to shove.)

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