(urth) Father Inire Theory

[DAVID STOCKHOFF]

nice! It's actually a good idea to have a list like this, although I'd approach it a little differently, trying to emphasize the organizing principle. I'd make #1 
Gothic space opera/mythologizing of all science fiction cliches known to man
Of course, there is an autobiographical aspect to this one as well, since Wolfe grew up on pulp. But I suspect it is #6 that would contain "Wolfe's conversion to Catholicism." 
or is that theory not yet accepted?
And maybe allegory and allusion and referentiality should have purposes: the creation of myth, the creation of books from other books, etc. Also, I'd add "book as universe/author as God."
--- On Tue, 12/7/10, Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com>
Subject: (urth) Father Inire Theory
To: urth at lists.urth.net
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2:38 PM

1. Gothic space opera
2. Religious-theological allegory
3. Mythological allusion and analog
4. Socio-political allegory (Peter Wright)
5. Classic literature references
6. Gene Wolfe autobiographical
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