Jansy: I wish it were as easy as that to reach a correct diagnosis for any
kind of mental illness.
Carolyn Kunin: Of course I'm not making a diagnosis - -
nor is Shade a clinical case history, just a character in a fiction by - - well,
Mr U-no-hu. The literary use of multiple personality (or not) has nothing to do
with the actual practice of psychiatry.
Jansy: Oh, I see. I thought the book you mentioned in your
conclusions on MPD was not a work of fiction.
Carolyn Kunin: The appearance of versipellis in
the EB article of course was a possible source for VN's knowledge of the word.
But that would suggest he was interested in lycanthropy ...
Jansy: You might enjoy Fred Vargas 'grand-guignol' novel about
werewolfs and its versipel title:
' "Have Mercy on Us all" (published first in English, but actually the
second novel of the series) and "Seeking Whom He May Devour" (the first novel in
the series), both have titles in English that are considerably different than
the French originals--the original titles would have taken some explanation in
English, but I for one dislike the practice of changing the titles in
translations --the first novel deals with lycanthropy and the rural French
werewolf legends in particular...'
I don't know if she also reads the EB, but there is no doubt that the theme
interested her: I was informed that she is a French Archeologist writing
fiction.
By coincidence I got a message today on Brian Boyd's new
book.
The notice ran:
Dear Amazon.com Customer,As someone who has expressed
interest in books by Brian Boyd, you might like to know that People and
Animals in Levantine Prehistory: 20,000 - 8,000 BC (Topics in Contemporary
Archaeology) will be released on November 30, 2006. You can pre-order
your copy ...
Are there two Brian Boyd or is he also an Archeologist in one of his
lives?