Madeleine L'Engle meets Captain America —
This is from a Jan. 27, 2012, post on mathematics and narrative.
Related literary criticism by the late Florence King —
"Given all the historical personages the author whistles in,
one more won't hurt. Nicolas Boileau, the 17th-century
French literary critic, gave writers a piece of advice that
Ms. Neville could use: 'Make not your tale of accidents
too full / too much variety will make it dull / Achilles' rage
alone, when wrought with skill /Abundantly does a whole
"Iliad" fill.' "
— NY Times review of The Eight , a novel by Katherine Neville