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Eli Bishop: /* The Golden Bough */

2026-03-25T06:41:41Z

The Golden Bough

Eli Bishop: /* A Canticle for Leibowitz */ link update

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A Canticle for Leibowitz: link update

Eli Bishop: /* Mr. Punch */ link update

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Mr. Punch: link update

Eli Bishop: /* Russell Hoban: Faithful to the Strange */

2026-02-28T06:34:17Z

Russell Hoban: Faithful to the Strange

Eli Bishop at 06:33, 28 February 2026

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Eli Bishop at 04:34, 28 February 2026

2026-02-28T04:34:34Z

Eli Bishop: fix link

2021-12-12T01:45:09Z

fix link

Eli Bishop: Alida link

2021-12-12T01:44:39Z

Alida link

Eli Bishop: /* Turtle Diary */

2021-02-04T05:10:11Z

Turtle Diary

Eli Bishop: /* Books */

2014-07-17T06:01:40Z

Books

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 === ''The Golden Bough'' ===
-By James Frazer (Touchstone, 1996; originally published 1922). Probably the best-known modern work of comparative mythology, describing recurring patterns of religious practice such as sacrificial kingship, sacred marriage and resurrection myths. Frazer has since come under fire for misconstruing or exaggerating his sources to suit his overall thesis of the pagan roots of Christianity, and for his (typically for the time) condescending remarks about "savage" cultures; but the book is still extremely influential, especially on the modern "neo-pagan" movement. ([http://users.compaqnet.be/cn111132/Frazer/ abridged edition online] and [http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/paganism.htm an argumentative essay])
+By James Frazer (Touchstone, 1996; originally published 1922). Probably the best-known modern work of comparative mythology, describing recurring patterns of religious practice such as sacrificial kingship, sacred marriage and resurrection myths. Frazer has since come under fire for misconstruing or exaggerating his sources to suit his overall thesis of the pagan roots of Christianity, and for his (typically for the time) condescending remarks about "savage" cultures; but the book is still extremely influential, especially on the modern "neo-pagan" movement. ([https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3623 full text online] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20260211133754/https://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/paganism.htm an argumentative essay])
 === ''Russell Hoban: Faithful to the Strange'' ===

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 === ''A Canticle for Leibowitz'' ===
-By Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1959). Early classic of the "post-holocaust" subgenre of science fiction, with many parallels to ''RW'', though entirely different in style. Thousands of years after a nuclear war, Catholic monasteries preserve scraps of knowledge from the past, and a martyred nuclear scientist has become a myth-figure. As civilization re-emerges, it quickly rediscovers the technology of destruction and the cycle begins again. ([http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/canticle.html more])
+By Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1959). Early classic of the "post-holocaust" subgenre of science fiction, with many parallels to ''RW'', though entirely different in style. Thousands of years after a nuclear war, Catholic monasteries preserve scraps of knowledge from the past, and a martyred nuclear scientist has become a myth-figure. As civilization re-emerges, it quickly rediscovers the technology of destruction and the cycle begins again. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110815134934/http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/science_fiction/canticle.html more])
 === ''Cloud Atlas'' ===

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 === ''Mr. Punch'' ===
-By Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Vertigo/DC Comics, 1994). Dark comic-book novella about a boy's encounter with Punch showmen and other shady characters at a seaside arcade. Includes several typical Punch vignettes alarmingly depicted in McKean's haunting mixed-media style. ([http://www.dccomics.com/directcurrents/comics/mrp.htm publisher's page])
+By Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Vertigo/DC Comics, 1994). Dark comic-book novella about a boy's encounter with Punch showmen and other shady characters at a seaside arcade. Includes several typical Punch vignettes alarmingly depicted in McKean's haunting mixed-media style. ([https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/mr-punch publisher's page])
 === ''A Canticle for Leibowitz'' ===

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 === ''Russell Hoban: Faithful to the Strange'' ===
-By [[Contributors#GW|Graeme Wend-Walker]] (McFarland Books, 2025). A wide-ranging critical consideration of Hoban's whole literary career, highlighting the common themes in his works, how his approach to them changed over time, and his ideas about creativity and consciousness.
+By [[Contributors#GW|Graeme Wend-Walker]] (McFarland Books, 2025). A wide-ranging critical consideration of Hoban's whole literary career, highlighting the common themes in his works, how his approach to them changed over time, and his views on creativity and consciousness.
 === ''Through the Narrow Gate'' ===

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 === ''Russell Hoban: Faithful to the Strange'' ===
-By [[Contributors#GW|Graeme Wend-Walker]] (McFarland Books, 2025). A wide-ranging critical consideration of Hoban's whole literary career, highlighting the common themes in his works, how his approach to them changed over time, and his ideas about creativity and transcendence.
+By [[Contributors#GW|Graeme Wend-Walker]] (McFarland Books, 2025). A wide-ranging critical consideration of Hoban's whole literary career, highlighting the common themes in his works, how his approach to them changed over time, and his ideas about creativity and consciousness.
 === ''Through the Narrow Gate'' ===

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 Books and other works that meet at some point with ''Riddley Walker''. __NOTOC__
-== Books ==
+== fiction by Hoban ==
 === ''Fremder'' ===
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 === ''Turtle Diary'' ===
 By Russell Hoban (1975). Urban realistic novel about two lonely adults wanting to release sea turtles from the zoo. One kind of sea turtle is called a Ridley. ([http://www.errorbar.net/nits/Turtle_Diary annotations for ''Turtle Diary''])
 === ''A Canticle for Leibowitz'' ===
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 By David Mitchell (Random House, 2004). Part science fiction and part historical novel, ranging from the 19th century to the distant future. In [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/feb/05/featuresreviews.guardianreview27 an essay] originally written for the 2005 Russell Hoban Soam-Poasyum, Mitchell cited ''RW'' as an inspiration for the "Sloosha's Crossin'" section of the novel. {{By|LF}}
-=== ''Through the Narrow Gate'' ===
+== nonfiction ==
 === ''Russell Hoban/Forty Years: Essays on His Writing for Children'' ===
 Edited by [https://www.russellhoban.org/news/in-memoriam-dr-alida-allison-russell-hoban-scholar Alida Allison] (Garland Publishing, 2000). Literary analysis of Hoban's children's books from many angles, teasing out themes that have also featured in his work for adults including ''RW''. Out of print, available as an ebook for [http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Hoban-Forty-Years-Literature-ebook/dp/B00JKEYKX0/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid= Kindle] or [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/russell-hoban-forty-years-alida-allison/1113996488?ean=9781135674458 Nook].
 == Other ==

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 === ''Russell Hoban/Forty Years: Essays on His Writing for Children'' ===
-Edited by Alida Allison (Garland Publishing, 2000). Literary analysis of Hoban's children's books from many angles, teasing out themes that have also featured in his work for adults including ''RW''. Out of print, available as an ebook for [http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Hoban-Forty-Years-Literature-ebook/dp/B00JKEYKX0/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid= Kindle] or [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/russell-hoban-forty-years-alida-allison/1113996488?ean=9781135674458 Nook].
+Edited by [Alida Allison](https://www.russellhoban.org/news/in-memoriam-dr-alida-allison-russell-hoban-scholar) (Garland Publishing, 2000). Literary analysis of Hoban's children's books from many angles, teasing out themes that have also featured in his work for adults including ''RW''. Out of print, available as an ebook for [http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Hoban-Forty-Years-Literature-ebook/dp/B00JKEYKX0/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid= Kindle] or [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/russell-hoban-forty-years-alida-allison/1113996488?ean=9781135674458 Nook].
 == Other ==