Sorry, folks. A whole bunch of other stuff is going down here.
Hebo's archaisms, which I will try to list later, show that he was born near our time. Lissa reflects:
"This rough-hewn man has lived through a great deal of history, Lissa thought, and he's studied a great deal more in his spare time. I'd like to know how deep his thinking runs." (p. 269)
So maybe Hebo is the FLAG equivalent not only of Nicholas van Rijn but also of Chunderban Desai? (Also of Hanno and Hugh Valland for sheer longevity. See Two Unaging Men.)
What prompts Lissa's reflection is Hebo's analysis of the Great Confederacy:
the Old Truthers emigration;
traffic and communication restrictions;
economic breakdowns;
provincial unrest;
armed coups;
totalitarianism even less stable than democracy;
desperation of the Dominators;
maybe a collapse in one or two decades.
Researching Hebo's archaisms will involve rereading Hebo-Lissa dialogues narrated from her pov. That should not be too difficult. Would anyone else like to do it?
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And Chunderban Desai had focused on rediscovering the work of John K. Hord's theories of the rise and fall of civilizations. And it's plain from as early as WE CLAIM THESE STARS that Aycharaych also knew of Hord's work. And wove it into his schemes for undermining the Empire.
Sean
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