Ascians

Michael Straight · 31 Mar 1999, 09:35 · from urth-v0024.mbox · original

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From: Michael Straight <straight at email.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: (urth) Ascians
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 09:35:16
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On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Dan Rabin wrote:

> If Wolfe employs similar inventions
> to treat a recurring theme, must we interpret these recurrences as multip=
le
> descriptions of a single feature of the subcreated world, or can we just
> assume that he finds the imagery compelling?  I generally prefer the latt=
er
> explanation (although I'll be the first to admit that I leaped to
> conclusions about a certain "Twice-Headed Pas" when reading _Nightside the
> Long Sun_).

Am I right in understanding you to mean that you feel you leaped to that
conclusion too soon, rather than that you disagree that Pas=3DTyphon?

-Rostrum



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