![]() ![]() This heroic high fantasy novel is often compared with Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which was written many years later. Dart-Thornton's new introduction explains the origin of the Ouroboros symbol and discusses Tolkien's critical reaction to Eddison's work. Lewis was also an admirer, opining that 'no writer can be said to remind us of Eddison'. Tolkien's close friend and confidante, author C.S. Eddison, Tolkien stated, was 'the greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds ' he had ever read. No doubt their influence remained with him as he wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. ![]() Tolkien, who was aged thirty at the time, praised it in print, writing in a letter that he enjoyed Eddison's books 'for their sheer literary merit'. This epic tale was first published in 1922 under the title 'The Worm Ouroboros'. THE DRAGON OUROBOROS - A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. ![]()
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