Love, Hyacinth, Valeria

James Jordan · 20 Feb 2003, 22:34 · from urth-v0302.mbox · original

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From: James Jordan <jbjordan4 at cox.net>
Subject: (urth) Love, Hyacinth, Valeria
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:34:44 -0600
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At 02:17 PM 2/20/2003, you wrote:

As for Silk, my memory of TBOTLS is not that good, as I said; but my
>recollection was that the "Hyacinth" Silk loves is largely a creation of h=
is
>imagination.
>
>--Adam

Or perhaps (and rather, I submit) the Hyacinth that Silk loves is her true=20
self, which she does not herself see, and constantly abuses. And her=20
misperceptions and self-degradations are, horribly, the result of the way=20
men have used and abused her.
         Silk loves Hyacinth with "eros," but more with "agape," the love=20
of principle that sees into the truth and does not flinch.
         Maybe it's just me, but I myself found the scene where the boy=20
Severian meets Valeria to be quite charming. I felt Severian was smitten=20
with her, at a childish level, and I was too. Okay, they're not old enough=20
for romantic love, and Severian becomes bored with her after 10 years of=20
marriage and can't wait to cheat on her. No agape here!
         My point is that, for me anyway, Wolfe is capable of presenting=20
rather endearing and affectionate scenes when he wants so. He just doesn't=20
very often want to.
         FWIW.

Nutria


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