reckless speculation on Typhon and Quetzal

Lisa Schaffer-Doggett · 05 Sep 2003, 01:00 · from urth-v0309.mbox · original

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From: Lisa Schaffer-Doggett <harlekin at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) reckless speculation on Typhon and Quetzal
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 18:00:47 -0700
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On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 05:33 PM, James Jordan wrote:

> At 05:12 PM 9/4/2003, you wrote:
>
>> Crush responds:
>> The importance of archetypes in understanding what is going on in the=20
>> Long
>> and Short Suns can hardly be overemphasized.
>
> This is important to bear in mind, because we readers have a tendency=20
> to see identity where there is only archetype in operation. If someone=20
> looks and acts a bit like Apollo he must be version of Severian. Not=20
> necessarily.
>
> Nutria
>
>


Yes, but in a work that is set up as a puzzle archetypal cue and clues=20
should not be (and I think are not) carelessly placed.

Don


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