ReReading Wolfe

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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 Nov 02, 2019

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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.

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

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Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
Outro from "Can’t Tell a Book by Lookin’ at the Cover" by Bo Diddly
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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 Oct 20, 2019

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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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Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
Outro from "Ring Them Bells" by Bob Dylan from "Bob Dylan Live Concert in Japan" (1997)
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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 Oct 13, 2019

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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 Oct 06, 2019

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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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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 Sep 22, 2019

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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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This episode is sponsored by Bear Tower Pet Sitters.

Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
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 Sep 08, 2019

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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.

This episode is sponsored by Masters Full Boot Warehouse.

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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 Aug 26, 2019

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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

This episode is sponsored by Little Paddlers Swimming Academy.

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Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack
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 Aug 08, 2019

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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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This episode is sponsored by Giant Keys, Mementos.

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Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack

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

tBotNS 0:0 Who, What, and Why? Aug 08, 2019

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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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Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack
Outro from "Back in the Saddle" by Aerosmith
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