Vancean influence on Wolfe

Michael Andre-Driussi · 20 May 2002, 19:18 · from urth-v0205.mbox · original

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From: Michael Andre-Driussi <mantis at siriusfiction.com>
Subject: RE: (urth) Vancean influence on Wolfe
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 12:18:24 -0700
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Blattid quoted and wrote:
>> Hmmm.  I'm sticking on that "gentle" bit . . . :)
>
>Ah. Well, that's a matter of degree, I suppose ... Vancean
>irony, at least in what I've read, is in fact often quite
>strong, but I don't recall ever thinking of it as vicious
>the way, say, Malzberg's or Vonnegut's so often is. Or Twain's,
>for that matter.
>

Oh, gentle vs. vicious.  Right--"gentle"!  (I was thinking gentle as
subtle, underplayed, etc.  All of which is also part of Vance's range . . .
but the novels in question are a tad more broad and farce-ful.)  I can't
think of an example of Vancean irony getting vicious.

CAS and Dunsany also have their joking sides.

Anyway, to be clear--what you are looking for is:

1. THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD (Cugal's first appearance)
2. CUGAL'S SAGA
3. RHIALTO THE MARVELLOUS [sic]

=3Dmantis=3D

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