terminus est

Kevin J. Maroney · 03 Dec 1998, 12:50 · from urth-v0022.mbox · original

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From: "Kevin J. Maroney" <kmaroney at crossover.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) terminus est
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 12:50:44
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At 05:25 PM 12/3/98 GMT, Jonathan Laidlow wrote:
>Surely the eclectic religious symbolism used in the Book supports
>this. Its not as strong a point as the original one that there is a=20
>direct correlation, but I believe the general point is sound.=20

Actually, that's a good point--even if Wolfe didn't mean the connection to
be there, it's a nifty one anyway.=20

I would still like to know whether "it is finished" really is a good
translation for "terminus est", though.=20

Wombat, a.k.a. Kevin Maroney kmaroney at crossover.com
Kitchen Staff Supervisor, New York Review of Science Fiction
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