Brook Madregot runs between

Jeff Wilson · 11 Aug 2010, 18:14 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:14:31 -0500
Subject: (urth) Brook Madregot runs between
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On 8/11/2010 12:54 PM, James Wynn wrote:
> On 8/11/2010 12:12 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:
>> These are good points, I think that's how the BOTNS was written
>> originally, but the flood would break the covenant with Noah, so
>> URTH's record of the flood coming to pass necessitates that at least
>> the fifth volume comes from another cycle than our own.
>
> I don't think Wolfe was considering the Noahtic covenant when he wrote
> about the flood. Does he mention it in the Sun cycle at all? The Noahtic
> covenant could hardly be as problematic as the Church devolving into
> worship of the Concilliator or the Charter. Essentially, the stories
> work fine as one from our distant future, and we shouldn't try to apply
> theologic import to their basic Setting.

That suits me, and I agree that he was not thinking sbout it at the 
time. But since only a couple of years later the "Urth is a previous 
cycle" became his steady line, I think he belatedly thought of it and 
shifting to a previous cycle is extratextual retroactive continuity.


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