Shadowy reflections on an amazing article

Jason Voegele · 17 Apr 2002, 14:17 · from urth-v0204.mbox · original

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From: "Jason Voegele" <jason at jvoegele.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Shadowy reflections on an amazing article
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:17:24 -0400 (EDT)
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> Let me put my question another way: do you think that "A Solar
> Labyrinth" is in some way an allegory or metaphor for Wolfe's methods
> as a writer? I think that that would be my current interpretation.
> Although, on reading the story, the initial temptation is to make the
> obvious connection between the story's narrator and its author, I think
> that the maze builder in the story is also in some sense Wolfe, who
> uses materials drawn from diverse sources to construct his labyrinthine
> tales. There remains the possibility, however, that the maze builder
> stands also in some sort of symbolic relationship with God, the cunning
> author of the created world.

In the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION, Clute asserts that "A Solar=20
Labyrinth" is a "meta-fiction" about the entire Urth sequence.  I never=20
understood why until I read your post.

Thanks.

Jason Voegele




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