Sev's skull and spring constellations

Lisa Schaffer-Doggett · 09 Jul 2003, 07:36 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: Lisa Schaffer-Doggett <harlekin at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) Sev's skull and spring constellations
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 00:36:11 -0700
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On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 01:55 PM, Don Palumbo wrote:

> Of course, Wolfeis crass enough to copy, but he does it with such=3D20
> incredible style and intelligence, and never without giving it a twist=3D=
20=3D

> of his own.=3DA0 BNS has Joseph Campbell's monomyth coming out its =3D
mouth,=3D20
> ears, nose, throat, and all its pores (and then just does it all over=3D2=
0=3D

> again in URS); but BNS is likely the most compelling and clever (and=3D20=
=3D

> easily the most elaborate) reworking of this formula in SF, which is=3D20=
=3D

> saying a lot, because some of the other SF reworkings (all six=3D20
> original DUNE books, THE STARS MY DESTINATION, and FLOWERS FOR=3D20
> ALGERNON among them) are among the best SF novels ever written.=3DA0 =3D
[btw,=3D20
> is this a coincidence? I don't think so.]
>
> I am about to begin writing a long scholarly article on this--and=3D20
> probably won't be done writing it until the end of September or=3D20
> later.=3DA0 While it will be published in print, is there some way to=3D20
> eventually post it on this site (which I just joined recently) for=3D20
> anyone on this list who is interested to look at (and, hopefully, add=3D2=
0=3D

> their 2 cents worth to)?
>
> --Don Palumbo
>
>
Don (I am not the first Don) replies,

All writing is copying of some sort, and crassness isn't always a=3D20
shortcoming.  You could submit your article to Ultan's Library.  I=3D20
don't have the url but you can google it.  Or maybe link it to the=3D20
Lupine Nuncio.  Again you must google.


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