Sunday, 21 April 2024

"Epilogue": Climax

Can we analyse Poul Anderson's "Epilogue" without discussing its dramatic climax? Yes because we have already discussed that passage in reasonable detail in 2013. See Madness And Divinity.

The radio assault on the robots includes:

an Upanishad
Shakespeare
the Bible

- and Zero's response includes a robotic adaptation of part of the "Hail Mary" prayer.

Dramatic indeed but that almost concludes "Epilogue" so where next? We will find that out tomorrow.
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6 comments:

  1. Sean M. Brooks22 April 2024 at 17:59

    Kaor, Paul!

    I noticed the reference to the Ave Maria but not the one to the Upanishad. Are you sure about the latter? Despite my lack of familiarity with it the possible reference to it seems rather vague.

    Ad astra! Sean

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  2. paulshackley2017@gmail.com22 April 2024 at 18:03

    Sean,

    DA DHAYADVAM DAMYATTA

    What the thunder said: "Give, Sympathise, Control."

    Paul.

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  3. paulshackley2017@gmail.com22 April 2024 at 18:08

    DA DATTA etc

    Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.

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  4. Sean M. Brooks22 April 2024 at 18:11

    Kaor, Paul!

    Anderson was quoting a bit of Sanskrit in Roman letters? It still seems something easily missed by many readers.

    Ad astra! Sean

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  5. paulshackley2017@gmail.com22 April 2024 at 18:14

    Yes. Nowadays we can google.

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  6. Sean M. Brooks22 April 2024 at 18:24

    Kaor, Paul!

    Some might be interested enough to do that.

    Ad astra! Sean

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