There's more in chapter 8 about the waters that tends to bear out what I said earlier. "He who babbled of love knew nothing of love. It was why he [Simon] had...
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Gary D. Gooch
gary.gooch@...
Oct 26, 1998 7:46 pm
... It seems clear to me that this is (or at least includes) a reference to baptism; one of Betty's nurses baptised her as an infant without the parent's...
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Tony Zbaraschuk
tzbarasc@...
Oct 26, 1998 6:00 pm
... The coinherence-l archives should have our long discussion of the poetry (at least part of it) several months ago. Unfortunately, I don't know where the...
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Cheryl Reynolds
reynoldsca@...
Oct 26, 1998 5:51 pm
I am a grad student taking an Arturian Romance class. We will be discussing this poem by Charles Williams this week and I would appreciate being pointed to any...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 25, 1998 2:26 pm
I think we see, in these chapters, the main crisis of the book; so far, it strikes me as having a playlike structure (rising action, crisis, falling action-...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 24, 1998 12:11 pm
Hi. I'm caught up through chapter eight. I have a few things going on this morning, so I'll plan to write out my comments tonight. But if other readers...
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Gary D. Gooch
gary.gooch@...
Oct 20, 1998 4:46 am
At 09:27 AM 10/17/98 , Curtis wrote:
>p. 103: "The door was not behind Simon; it was Simon." I’m thinking this
>is like a perverse image of James 5:9...
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Gary D. Gooch
gary.gooch@...
Oct 20, 1998 4:45 am
At 09:25 AM 10/17/98 , Curtis Perrin wrote:
>
>p. 89: "It was not the dead, as she had thought, it was the living who
>dwelled in those tunnels of earth."...
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Gary D. Gooch
gary.gooch@...
Oct 19, 1998 7:02 pm
... From the context, I'd guess that it's a canticle from one of the monastic hours, the one that's said at midnight. ... This is Joseph (descendant of King...
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Gary D. Gooch
gary.gooch@...
Oct 19, 1998 7:02 pm
... Clergyman, priest . . . he obviously preaches, teaches, and "heals". Called "Father" as priests normally are. He would appear to be a parody of a...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 18, 1998 12:03 am
... Thanks Dave, this seems to explain it rather well. ... I think you're right, but what are these animals?? C.M.P. cmperrin@... ... Subscribe,...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 17, 1998 11:22 pm
Thanks Darren! C.M.P. cmperrin@... ... From: Darren L. Slider <dlslider@...> To: coinherence-l@egroups.com <coinherence-l@egroups.com> ...
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Darren L. Slider
dlslider@...
Oct 17, 1998 10:45 pm
... This is St. Joseph. This passage is in Simon's (twisted) point of view, and it represents the Incarnation and Passion of Messias as a failed necromantic...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 17, 1998 7:29 pm
Curtis writes,
>p. 96: Quotes: "The long habit of living indisposeth us for dying."
Thomas Browne.
>p. 103: "The door was not behind Simon; it was...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 17, 1998 7:18 pm
Curtis writes, ... Yes, I think so. Mary (Jesus's Mother) is thought by Roman Catholics (Dante, for one) to have not suffered the penalties of origjnal sin,...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 17, 1998 7:04 pm
... I thought it might be Luke 1:42 ('and blessed is the fruit of thy womb') but nay. A tough one. ... Good call. ... Don't know- Some Jewish apocalyptic...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 17, 1998 2:24 pm
Hi! Hope everyone's having a good weekend. AHE is getting pretty exciting. I hadn't read this one in several years, and I forgot lots of what happened. Here...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 17, 1998 2:22 pm
Thoughts on Ch. 4:
Chapter 4.
p. 74: "He wished her to be an instrument only." Another instance of Simon
’s contempt for his followers.
p. 74: "He was...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 17, 1998 2:21 pm
Here are some thoughts on Chapter 3: p. 51: "It was still worth while trying to save Betty and the picture too." Maybe Jonathan has to set his priorities! p....
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MillerJimE@...
Oct 17, 1998 2:53 am
Betty is not merely the quintessential victim. She also is unformed, awaiting opportunity to become a full person. Williams is interested in the development...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 17, 1998 12:15 am
Hi. A few short notes on some matters from chap 3 (Clerk SImon), chap. 4 (The Dream) and chap. 5 (The Hall by Holborn) Simon: certainly an impressive...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 11, 1998 3:23 pm
... From: Tony Zbaraschuk <tzbarasc@...> ... This is an excellent point! I'm sorry not to have seen it myself. I found a wealth of information on...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 11, 1998 2:39 pm
More responsa to CMP. ... 'Simon' is rich in allusion. 'Leclerc' I don't know what to make of. A priest, a writer? Certainly not an accountant.... ... Light ...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 11, 1998 2:17 pm
Hello. Curtis makes some excellent points; so, instead of getting right to my homework this morning <sigh>, I'm going to respond. (Believe me, this is much...
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Tony Zbaraschuk
tzbarasc@...
Oct 11, 1998 5:09 am
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 11, 1998 2:15 am
Here are my ideas and thoughts on Chapter 2. Curtis Perrin cmperrin@... Simon Leclerc/Simon the Clerk/Father Simon: Does anyone see any historical...
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Curtis Maxwell Perrin
cmperrin@...
Oct 10, 1998 4:21 pm
Hi everyone! We seem to have lapsed into a great silence. What's are we all up to, meditation? Here are my comments on Chapter 1. Looking forward to the...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 10, 1998 3:49 pm
Hi. We've been quiet. Chap. 2: The Beetles. Not the Fab Four, of course, who were quite young when this book came out! ;-) The Beetles are the followers of...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 3, 1998 3:18 pm
Hi. I recall reading this, my first CW novel, many years ago, and thinking then how good an opening chapter this was. That impression still holds, for this...
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Mr. Davis
davisfamily@...
Oct 3, 1998 2:51 pm
We went out and saw the new Robin Williams' movie, What Dreams May Come' last eve. The title, by the way, refers to the speech of Hamlet: "For in that sleep of...
