ReReading Wolfe

tBotNS 1:21 The Hut in the Jungle - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 21, "The Hut in the Jungle"

Marc Aramini assists. In the Jungle Garden, Severian and Agia sit in a hut and listen to a conversation among the inhabitants.  

Links:

• Craig posts a bibliography of Wolfe criticism 
• Father Inire, Lewis Carroll, and Rubber Bend 
• Baudrillard, Domnina as a horror story, catoptromanchy and Agia/Agillus
• Jonathan Goodwin on captoptramancy
• Father Inire's mirrors and Star Trek 
• Wolfe as a non-Star Trek fan 
• Plato, Socrates, Apollodorus, and Glaucon 
• Why the Pelerines's robes are red
• "The Conciliator was a man: Severian the Lictor"
• Thecla's Religion 
• The Forged Excruciation Orders Theory 
• How did Wolfe choose Thecla's name 
• The shape of the Botanical Gardens 
• The Crystal Palace - London
• The Crystal Palace - New York
• Time, dreams, Severian’s memories, and the Cumaean

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
• Outro from "Concrete Jungle" by Marley and the Holmes Brothers
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 1:20 Father Inire's Mirrors - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 20, "Father Inire's Mirrors"

Severian and Agia walk the Jungle Gardens as Severian tells the story of Domnina and Father Inire's mirrors. Also, we discuss Inire and Sancha's cat. It all wraps up at the hut in the Jungle.

Links:

• Filippo Di Paola on the Adamnian Steps
• The Vision of Adamnan (wikipedia) 
• Filippo on the word "mensal" and on the term "monach" and the connection between Terminus Est and the Claw.
• Redditor dergrimnebulin's First Severian/Thea is Hyperion/Theia - Our Severian is his son, Helios 
• Redditor tbhidgafAboutReddit suggests that Thecla's excruciation was scheduled for Holy Katherine's Feast day but had to be delayed two days. 
• Redditor GoonHandz considers why the Pelerines cloaks are red
• Oliver Byrne on the Claw as a "symbol that shapes us"
• Redditor Lord_of_Atlantis that the purpose of the Claw is to GRAB Severian
• Adam Nelles-Boulton on the SHAPE of the Claw 
• Brendan Greaves on discovered secret tunnels in Brazil
• Michael Grant on the analeptic alzabo, on why Abia/Erebus didn't like the flood, on what are the Witches
• Jérôme Laberge's Heirodules inspired music
• Pelycosaur (wikipedia)
• Wolfe Riddle in NYRSF

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• Outro from "In the Garden" by John Fogerty
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 1:19 The Botanic Gardens- Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 19, "The Botanic Gardens"

Severian and Agia go to the Botanic Gardens discussing matters religious and historical. They visit the Sand Garden and then enter the Jungle Garden. 

Author and journalist, Fabio Fernandez, joins Craig and James for this chapter. Fabio has just completed a series for Tor.com entitled Rereading Wolfe. Nice title.

Links:

• List of Fabio Fernandez's writings at Tor.com
• Regarding the word "Matachin"
• Who Are the Witches?
• GoonHandz about the Claw and McGuffins on Reddit
• Jordon Flato about the Claw on FB

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
• Errata theme from "Godzilla Eats Las Vegas: Gawdsilla Eats Las Vegas!" by Eric Whitacre 
• Outro from "Nightmare #71" by Larry Norman
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 1:18 The Destruction of the Altar - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

Severian and Agia take off for the Botanical Gardens. They get in a street race. They crash into the Cathedral of the Pelerines. The Claw goes missing.

Links:

• CS Lewis Discusses God and Time and the First, Second, and Third Persons of the Trinity in ways that, James thinks, are especially applicable to the First and Second Severian:

• 4:3 Time and Beyond Time

• 4:4 Good Infection

• Samuel R. Delaney about the blow up over Gene Wolfe's teaching methods at Clarion
• Mike Bennewitz shares his theory about elevation and the hierarchy of Severian's advesaries 
• Charles Gillingham stirs it up about the First Severian on FB
• Bruce Pennington vs Mandelorian?
• Gene Wolfe Fan Fiction

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
• Clip from "I Am the Bandersnatch" from "The Hunting of the Snark"
• Outro from "Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy)" by Jim Croce
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 1:17 The Challenge - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

Severian meets Agilus in the rag shop. He gets a challenge to a duel. Agia agrees to take him to get the flower he'll need to fight it and give him tips.

Links:

• Robert Borski's theory of Severian's family tree
• Lee Berman's theory on Severian's family tree (again)
• Patrick Chesney on UP-Down confusion on FB
• Sean Michael Robinson re: Thackery on FB
• "Eating the Fantastic" podcast by Scott Edelman with Michael Dirda
• "Hoof and Hide" blog on the Marc Aramini episode on the Long/Short Sun
• Talking Goonhandz about the Marc Aramini episode on Long/Short Sun
• Catherine Theory by DrEvil1380

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• Errata from "You Was Wrong" by Freddie King
• Outro from "She Ain't No Good" by Cake
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tBotNS 1:16 The Rag Shop - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 16, "The Rag Shop"

Severian has breakfast with Baldanders and Talos and meets a skinny waitress. Then Severian bids Baldanders & Co fare-thee-well and encounters Agia in front of her rag shop.

Links:

• Philip Bonner on FB
• Mike Farrar theories: First Baldanders Theory and Whorl=Yesod Theory
• Brett Loftesnes on which side of the continent Nessus is on
• Bsharp on Dionysus the Fox
• David Stockhoff on Dionysus and the theater

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• Outro from "Angel of the Morning" by Joya Landis, Tommy McCook, and the Supersonics
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tBotNS 1:15 Baldanders - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 15, "Baldanders"

Severian's first night on his own. He stops at an inn and gets an interesting bed partner.

Links:

• The Decade-Long Quest For Shadow of the Colossus’ Last Secret
• The Unseen Lands of Dark Souls and Dark Souls Lore - Do the Souls Games Share A Universe?
• Ubikcan Reddit theory
• Mavoris13 Reddit post on the First Severian theory
• Disagreers
  • DrEvil1380
  • bsharporflat
  • Stephen Gordon one and two
• Nigel's comments one and two
• Calum MacPherson's one and two  
• Judge Dee Mysteries

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
• Alternate outro for the First Severian episode: "Getting Better" by The Beatles
• Outro from "Atlantis" by Donovan
• Due to copyright issues, the outro for the Youtube version of this episode uses Maria Bamfords "Old MacDonald Had a Pterodactyl"
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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Annotation Side Two - The First Severian - Interview with Michael Andre-Driussi

THIS IS SIDE TWO OF THIS EPISODE

This is Side TWO of our discussion with Mantis about his theory regarding Severian's description of the First Severian in the final chapter of Citadel of the Autarch. 

If you haven't listened to Side ONE, go HERE first.

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Annotation Side One - The First Severian - Interview with Michael Andre-Driussi

Listener comments ends at 35m25s

If you don't want to listen to the listener feedback at the beginning, skip to there., 

No specific chapter

This is Side One of our discussion with Mantis about his theory regarding Severian's description of the First Severian in the final chapter of Citadel of the Autarch. 

Because Severian's reveal as Mantis's frames it has the potential to affect every chapter of "The Book of the New Sun" there's no really good chapter in which to bring it up. So we placed it here upon Severian's exile, just before Severian is thrust into the wider world. 

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Links:

• Craig's Reddit post on the Megatherians
• Goonhandz Reddit posts: one two and three and an interpretation of Eschatology and Genesis here
• Stephen Frug's comments
• Nigel's discussion of connectivity between tBotNS and A Voyage To Arcturus 

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• Stephen Frug theme from "The Frug" by Rilo Kiley
• Musical Interlude from "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" by They Might Be Giants
• Outro from "Been Here Before" by Kingfish Ingram
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Bonus: Marc Aramini and James Discuss the Long/Short Sun & Why They Disagree

Marc and James agree about a lot regarding the plot of the Books of the Long & Short Sun. 

So why do they disagree so adamantly about so much? 

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• Outro from "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Dusty Springfield
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tBotNS 1:14 Terminus Est - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 14, "Terminus Est"

Severian gets is sword and leaves the Citadel for the North.

Matthew Keeley assists.

Links:

• Matt Keeley's "How Gene Wolfe Starts a Story (And Where to Start Reading)"
• Matt Keeley's "The Best Way to Approach the Book of the New Sun"

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• Outro from "The Thick Black Line that Separates Right from Wrong" by Mitchell Leonard
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tBotNS 1:13 The Lictor of Thrax - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 13, "The Lictor of Thrax"

Severian is imprisoned for showing mercy. Palaemon offers him an alternative to being executed.

Links:

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• Outro from "Tower of Song" by Leonard Cohen
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tBotNS 1:12 The Traitor - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 12, "The Traitor"

Thecla faces her excruciation.

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• Outro from "Love Hurts" by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris
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tBotNS 1:11 The Feast - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer, Chapter 11, "The Feast"

Severian is elevated to journeyman at the Feast of Holy Katharine.

Links:

• Bsharp's Severian Family Tree theory

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
• Errata from "You Were Wrong" by Icon For Hire
• Outro from "I Long To Hear Your Footsteps" by Pussycat
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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Christmas Special 2019 - War Beneath The Tree

A reading of Gene Wolfe's "War Beneath the Tree" with Joan Gordon, Michael Andre-Driussi, Marc Aramini, and Nigel Price.

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• "Toyland" by Doris Day
• "The Dirty Dozen Main Theme" by Frank De Vol
• "Silent Night (Dark Piano Version" by Myuu
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 1:10b The Last Year - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer, the rest of Chapter 10, "The Last Year"

Severian and Thecla continue talking all summer and fall. Palaemon and Gurloes prepare to induct Severian into the Guild as a journeyman. 

By the end of this chapter, we have progressed a bit less than 18 months into this story.

Links:

• Nigel Price - Gene Wolfe Correspondence
• Jordon Flato's post on Attention
• Curiositus Urthus: The Guild of Torturers are Dominicans

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• Errata from "Godzilla Eats Las Vegas" by Eric Whitacre
• Outro from "Use Me" by Bill Withers
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 1:8, 9, 10a The Conversationalist, The House Azure, The Last Year - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 8, 9, and the start of 10, "The Conversationalist", "The House Azure", and "The Last Year"

Severian begins his duties to keep Thecla company and then goes to the House Azure.

Links:

• Seventeen Redux 
• Nigel Price's "Great Expectations" Allusions 1, 2, 3
• Stephen Frug discussions
• Curiositus Urthus: Thecla and Thea are khaibit cousins 

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• Errata from "It's a Mistake" by Men At Work
• Outro from "Image" by T Bone Burnett
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tBotNS 1:7 The Traitress - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 7, "The Traitress"

Severian meets Thecla and has a conversation with Gurloes. 

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• Outro from "My Little Room" by Tony Brent 
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BONUS: Michael Andre-Driussi talks about "Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide"

Michael Andre-Driussi, author of "Lexicon Urthus" talks about his new reference for "The Book of the New Sun" and other matters.

 

"Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide" is available for purchase on November 11, 2019 at: 

• Amazon.com 
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• Outro from "Black Beans" by Glen Flowers and the Strangers
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tBotNS 1:6 The Master of the Curators - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 6, "The Master of the Curators"

Severian meets Master Ultan and Cyby. Checks out four books for a new client. 

 

Links

• The Devil and Master Ultan
• The Cube is a Father Inire Mirror

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• Outro from "Can’t Tell a Book by Lookin’ at the Cover" by Bo Diddly
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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BONUS: Nigel Price talks about 1.6 "The Master of the Curators" from Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

Nigel Price, co-founder of Ultan's Library, talks about the Library of Nessus and Master Ultan

 

People and Things

Ultan's Library: https://ultan.org.uk 

 

Fractals: Fractals exhibit similar patterns as you zoom in closer. This is called self similarity, expanding symmetry and unfolding symmetry -- exactly the same at every scale. 

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• Outro from "Ring Them Bells" by Bob Dylan from "Bob Dylan Live Concert in Japan" (1997)
• Logo art by SonOfWitz

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BONUS: Joan Gordon talks about Gene Wolfe, and 1.6 "The Master of the Curators" from The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

Joan Gordon, Gene Wolfe scholar, talks about Gene Wolfe's career and works, the Library of Nessus, and Master Ultan

Also, appended to the end of this episode (1:04 mark) is a hidden track where James shares a comprehensive theory of "The Fifth Head of Cerberus."

People and Things discussed in this episode:

• Joan Gordon: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24015
• Books by Robert Borski: Solar Labyrinth, The Long and the Short of It, and multiple chapbooks from Sirius Fiction
• Peter Wright: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24015
• Brian Attebury: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?10790
• Bill Johnson: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?11198
• Jose Luis Borges: https://www.famousauthors.org/jorge-luis-borges
• Nigel Price is the co-founder of Ultan's Library: https://ultan.org.uk/
• The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop
  http://clarion.ucsd.edu/
• Joanna Russ review of Operation Aries: 
  https://sffbooksonmars.blogspot.com/2011/06/retro-review-joanna-russ-on-gene-wolfes.html
• Klein bottle:
  Informally, it is a one-sided surface which, if traveled upon, could be followed back to the point of origin while flipping the traveler upside down. 
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
• Outro #1:From "I've Got a Theory" from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
• Outro #2: From "Mr. Roboto" by Styx
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tBotNS 1:5 The Picture-Cleaner and Others - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 5, "The Picture Cleaner and Others"

Drotte and Roche are elevated to journeymen on the Feast of St Katharine.

Severian seizes the role of Captain of the Apprentices.

Severian meets Raucho and Rudesind at the picture galleries.

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
• Outro from "Picture In A Frame" by Tom Waits 
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tBotNS 1:4 Triskele - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 4, "Triskele"

Severian gets a dog and meets the mysterious Valeria for the first time.

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• Outro from "The Sun Don't Shine on the Same Dog Every Day" by Porter Wagoner
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tBotNS 1:3 The Autarch's Face - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 3, "The Autarch's Face"

Extended Errata and an extensive discussion on symbols in The Book of the New Sun.

New Curitas Urthas items from John Clute and Michael "Mantis" Andre-Druissi.

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• Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
• Errata from "You Was Wrong" by Freddie King
• Clip from "The Frug" by Rilo Kiley
• Outro from "It's Only Money (Part 1)" by Argent
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tBotNS 1:2 Severian - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 2, "Severian"

Where in Urth is Nessus? Does Severian really die in the Gyoll? Why does this chapter have two sections? Errata from Ch. 1 and "Curiositas Urthus" featuring a name well known to Urth List subscribers.

Links

• Alice K Turner explains her theory that Nessus is Alexandria, Egypt here:
  http://www.urth.net/urth/archives/v0001/0002.shtml
• And defends it here:
  http://www.urth.net/whorl/archives/v0004/0251.shtml

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• Errata from "Wrong" by The Music Machine
• Outro from "City Drops into the Night" by the Jim Carroll Band
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tBotNS 1:1 Resurrection and Death - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun

The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 1, "Resurrection and Death"

James and Craig dive right in and try not to get buried in a foggy graveyard of confusion with a discussion of Shadow of the Torturer's first chapter and epigraph. Curiositas Urthus: Who was that livid, dead woman?

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Outro from "I Remember It Well" by Maurice Chevalier, from "Gigi"

 

tBotNS 0:0 Who, What, and Why?

Introduction 0:0 Who, What, and Why?

In our very first episode, we talk about what we hope to accomplish, why we chose New Sun, how our approaches to Wolfe do and don't correspond, and generally introduce ourselves. (Short episode...and if you want to jump right to the good stuff, go to Episode 1:1.)

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