Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcsla.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west From: west@sdcsla.UUCP (Larry West) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: Canons Message-ID: <663@sdcsla.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Sep-84 22:26:38 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcsla.663 Posted: Wed Sep 5 22:26:38 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Sep-84 03:28:22 EDT References: <1055@ucla-cs.ARPA> Reply-To: west@sdcsla.UUCP (Larry West) Followup-To: net.flame Organization: UC San Diego: Institute for Cognitive Science Lines: 22 In article <1055@ucla-cs.ARPA> David Smallberg writes: >... > Certain fictional universes spawn collections of devotees who decide on >the canonical works which define the universe, and then spend countless >hours filling in background and explaining inconsistencies in the Canon. >TV and movies have inspired Star {Wars,Trek} fans, and sf & fantasy books >inspire most others (e.g. Tolkien scholars). > The earliest I can think of is the Sherlock Holmes world, with at least >80 years of debates about where Watson's bullet wound really is and the like. >My question is, are the Sherlockians the earliest such group? Well, there is always the Judaeo-Christian-Muslim-Mormon tradition... -- Larry West, UC San Diego -- decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west -- ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west -- west@NPRDC -- -- Larry West, UC San Diego, Institute for Cognitive Science -- decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west -- ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west -- west@NPRDC {{ NOT: [aarg!] }}