Dorcas: 'Buried' dead or alive?

Clifford Drane07 Apr 1999, 19:18original as archived

Ok. The seemingly accepted point of view is that Dorcas was dead, and Severian brought her back to life while submerged looking for his sword. However, the old man looking for his wife (my shiny new copy of Lexicon Urthus (love it Michael!) is at home, so I don't know his name!) said that Cas' eyes popped open just as she was submerged - which led me to believe that she was laid to rest by mistake. Following that logic, the water, which is said to act as a preservetant, kept her in stasis for 40 years until Severian woke her up by touching her hand (which could be supernatural in origin or not (could have been the shock of the touch alone)). Also, has Dorcas as a parallel to the Lady of the Lake been mentioned before? Severian grasps both her hand and the sword at the same time, almost like she gave it to him. Any thoughts about that? Oh, if any of you catch me at Yahoo chat, my name is 'Agilus' (all the name of good guys (or interesting creatures) were taken!) Cliff Drane

Alex David Groce07 Apr 1999, 18:50original as archived

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The idea is interesting, although the correspondence of names with the woman Peter raises from the dead in Acts 9:36-42 is suggestive of a real resurrection, the first human raised by Severian as Triskele is the first animal.

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On Apr 7, 2:18pm, Clifford Drane wrote: Subject: (urth) Dorcas: 'Buried' dead or alive? Ok. The seemingly accepted point of view is that Dorcas was dead, and Severian brought her back to life while submerged looking for his sword. However, the old man looking for his wife (my shiny new copy of Lexicon Urthus (love it Michael!) is at home, so I don't know his name!) said that Cas' eyes popped open just as she was submerged - which led me to believe that she was laid to rest by mistake. Following that logic, the water, which is said to act as a preservetant, kept her in stasis for 40 years until Severian woke her up by touching her hand (which could be supernatural in origin or not (could have been the shock of the touch alone)). Also, has Dorcas as a parallel to the Lady of the Lake been mentioned before? Severian grasps both her hand and the sword at the same time, almost like she gave it to him. Any thoughts about that? Oh, if any of you catch me at Yahoo chat, my name is 'Agilus' (all the name of good guys (or interesting creatures) were taken!) Cliff Drane _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com