(urth) Father Inire Theory cont.

[David Stockhoff]

I think your point truncated below is probably the single most important 
key to understanding Wolfe in epic mode.

Yes, Wolfe sympathizes very much with Ultan.

On 12/11/2010 2:14 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>
> In the James Jordan interview which inspired my theory, Gene Wolfe describes himself in the same terms
> that Rudesind does. As an advocate for the dead. He feels that ancient people are derided and disrespected
> for their primitive views vis a vis our own advanced understanding. But they were just as intelligent as we
> are and they used the available tools to describe their world in the best way they could. We snicker at
> gods, monsters, angels and magic and pat ourselves on the back for our science and modern socio-politcal
> analysis. But is our perspective, alone, really superior?
>
> ...
> Gene wolfe urges us to treasure the classics and honor the ancient masters' perspective as equal to our own.
> Tzadkiel is such an advanced being that we can barely comprehend him/her and how he/she sees the universe.
> Yet, he/she reveres Severian. Can we do any less for our own ancient gods, heroes and legends?


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