I enjoyed reading your thesis! I recently reread the Elric books and found them well worth revisiting. Your thesis also reminded me how much fun it was to realize the influence he had on the popular music I listened to back in the day.
I do wonder if the logic of your thesis leads to the conclusion that Stormbringer is the ultimate work of art. If so, does that suggest that art is destined to consume all of human existence?
I pictured Stormy as the fountain pen.... it needs to be refilled... but it gets filled up with the artist's energy as much as needing to channel energy to create stuff on a page... but it is draining at the end, even if it brought a new world into being... like not wanting to spoil the end of the Elric Saga, but you know. But personally, Mournblade seems a nicer chap.
I enjoyed reading your thesis! I recently reread the Elric books and found them well worth revisiting. Your thesis also reminded me how much fun it was to realize the influence he had on the popular music I listened to back in the day.
Thanks Carnacki - its amazing to see how many different medias his work has permeated through!
I do wonder if the logic of your thesis leads to the conclusion that Stormbringer is the ultimate work of art. If so, does that suggest that art is destined to consume all of human existence?
I pictured Stormy as the fountain pen.... it needs to be refilled... but it gets filled up with the artist's energy as much as needing to channel energy to create stuff on a page... but it is draining at the end, even if it brought a new world into being... like not wanting to spoil the end of the Elric Saga, but you know. But personally, Mournblade seems a nicer chap.