--- I am a graduate student in history at the University of Illinois, and a big fan of Glorantha! Currently, I am working on a research project focusing on travel narratives. My particular interest is the role of *fictional* narratives of fictional places. What's neat about this is that theories of how people create "symbolic space" in writing about "real" places, have largely left out people "symbolically" creating spaces about places that don't exist! (Academia, meet Biturian Varosh. :D) I'd love to discuss this with people (either here, or via direct e-mail). Are these consciously written to emulate travel narratives people have read? What's the utility of these for creating "mood" and world setting? Why do I see this when I'm reading RQ or HW books, but see them less often in the AD&D group I game with? (Alas, no Glorantha in rural Illinois. Dammit.) My thanks in advance for your help! Anca Glont anca.glont_at_mUSSYBjpepXE-ouyw4Z7wO9_Wiyi-IockcLJ1YUOnkFZqHsdGQFVuHJBSVOMTWfJcSW-2JL51AyqkA.yahoo.invalid
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