recognition of Typhon

maa32 · 04 Jan 2003, 23:43 · from urth-v0301.mbox · original

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From: maa32 <maa32 at dana.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: (urth) recognition of Typhon
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 16:43:08 -0700
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Of course Typhon recognizes Severian.  He says, "If you kneel before me, th=
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New Sun will kneel before me when he comes."  Right after they talk about t=
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New Sun and the Conciliator being the SAME PERSON.  Not only does Typhon kn=
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Severian, he knows about the sea powers and already seeks an alliance with=20
them, and he knows about Severian's relic (ostensibly claiming that he know=
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about it from watching him try to use it on Little Severian - but it doesn'=
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do crap there, does it?  He must know about it from somewhere/when else.) =20
It's very, very hard to read that scene without believing that Typhon knows=20
precisely who Typhon is, especially with the Concialiator/New Sun/Severian=20
connection made by Typhon himself.

Marc Aramini

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