Serpents and Undines

Jeff Wilson · 30 Jul 2010, 11:46 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:46:56 -0500
Subject: (urth) Serpents and Undines
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On 7/29/2010 11:56 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
> The Cumaean shows an obsession with resurrection of the dead and I have a suspicion that she,
> like Inire, takes on a few other guises in the story. Hers serve her in the quest to winnow the
> secret of true resurrection from Severian; a skill even Tzadkiel does not possess.

I think it's a mistake to strongly link the Cumaean to the leech or 
Ceryx on the basis of their resurrection fixation - essentially 
*everyone* and *everything* in the BOTNS - including the title! - is 
connected to death and resurrection in one way or another half-dozen. 
Personal resurrection, the resurrection of habits and customs, of races, 
and of Urth herself.

It might be shorter to list the elements that *aren't* about 
resurrection......I can't think of any off-hand.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
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