(urth) Master Ultan's Library

James Wynn crushtv at gmail.com
Fri Jul 16 08:50:49 PDT 2010


Actually and symbolically.

That is the way I think Wolfe intended the parable of the Golden Book to 
be read.
Have you not found and read Severian's autobiography?
Have you not therefore been in Master Ultan's Library?

On 7/16/2010 10:45 AM, DAVID STOCKHOFF wrote:
> Er, in what sense do you mean that?
>
> Actual? Symbolical? Sarcastical? Fantastical?
>
> --- On *Fri, 7/16/10, James Wynn /<crushtv at gmail.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com>
>     Subject: Re: (urth) Master Ultan's Library
>     To: "The Urth Mailing List" <urth at lists.urth.net>
>     Date: Friday, July 16, 2010, 11:31 AM
>
>     On 7/16/2010 9:52 AM, DAVID STOCKHOFF wrote:
>     > Are we to assume that (1) Severian expects to place the book in
>     the Library and ONLY there (2) that it will stay there for a long
>     time (3) that it will be read at all, in HIS future?
>
>     Master Ultan's Library is expansive and extends though Time as
>     well. Your local library is an extension of M. Ultan's Library.
>     Same with your local bookstore and the bookshelves in your home.
>
>     u+16b9
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