The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance
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About This Book
The Worm Ouroboros weaves strands from Norse saga, Greek myth, and Elizabethan drama together with magical adventure to produce one of the most eccentric masterpieces of English literature. Anticipating J. R. R. Tolkien by a few decades, E. R. Eddison imagined an Other World full of wonders and a huge cast of warriors, witches, and monsters. He also invented one of the truly distinctive styles in English prose. Its language is densely ornamented and deliberately archaic, but also precise, vigorous, and flexible enough to convey wistful tenderness one minute and violent action the next. In the decades since its first publication in 1922, The Worm Ouroboros has become a touchstone for lovers of fantasy literature, influencing several generations of writers and treasured by readers who fall under its spell.
495
Chapters
~5940 min
Est. Listening Time
English
Language
3.7 ★
Goodreads Rating
Chapters (495)
- THE WORM OUROBOROS
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Dedication
- THE INDUCTION
- I: THE CASTLE OF LORD JUSS
- II: THE WRASTLING FOR DEMONLAND
- III: THE RED FOLIOT
- IV: CONJURING IN THE IRON TOWER
- V: KING GORICE’S SENDING
- VI: THE CLAWS OF WITCHLAND
- VII: GUESTS OF THE KING IN CARCË
- VIII: THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO IMPLAND
- IX: SALAPANTA HILLS
- X: THE MARCHLANDS OF THE MORUNA
- XI: THE BURG OF ESHGRAR OGO
- XII: KOSHTRA PIVRARCHA
- XIII: KOSHTRA BELORN
- XIV: THE LAKE OF RAVARY
- XV: QUEEN PREZMYRA
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"The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance" was written by Eric Rücker Eddison. It is classified as Fiction, Essays, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Classic Literature.
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