Hyacinth

Marc Aramini · 03 Nov 2011, 15:11 · from 2011-November.txt.gz

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From: marcaramini at yahoo.com (Marc Aramini)
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:11:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth) Hyacinth
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quite simply it is the name, the fake breasts, here surprising ability to fight, and the statue of Catamitus that is near her room when Silk breaks in.  On the other hand, Blood has Musk, and its his villa, so maybe the Hyacinthus/hyacinth connection, while valid in light of the hyacinth flower blooming at the end of Short Sun, is not necessarily applicable in terms of gender, but the statue of Catamitus is a bit thematically suggestive.


--- On Thu, 11/3/11, Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com>
> Subject: (urth) Hyacinth
> To: urth at urth.net
> Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 5:44 AM
> 
> >larry miller: As someone who is rereading Long Sun in
> search of mysteries and
> >puzzles I would love to hear your (James Wynn's) theory
> on Hyacinths nature as 
> >well as anything in the text that suggests she is not a
> female.? This is a
> >theory I have never heard before and Am interested in
> hearing more.
> 
> I agree. Bring out your theory James, even in partial form.
> You can complete and
> polish it for publication later. This is just for fun and
> elucidation. will it really 
> ignore the mythological boy Hyacinth? That would be
> surprising for a James theory. 
>  
> Yes, it will probably draw out some venomous criticism from
> those who enjoy dispensing 
> it. And we know that some who find merit in a theory will
> withhold their praise. Just
> remember all that has its emotional roots in simple jealosy
> of one of the best Wolfe
> theorists still working. ???
> ????????
> ?????? ???
> ? 
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