tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post6731525261684989881..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Eager Stands on the Shoulders of GiantsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-38102949283455438012007-09-16T20:50:00.000-05:002007-09-16T20:50:00.000-05:00I haven't read Worm Ouroborous, but I'm making thi...I haven't read <I><A HREF="http://www.sfsite.com/07b/wo85.htm" REL="nofollow">Worm Ouroborous</A></I>, but I'm making this link so folks can explore it. <BR/><BR/>I tend to prefer fantasies that have a toe or more in a world like ours, and don't get as excited by the "high fantasy" genre that E. R. Eddison seems to have done a lot to shape. <BR/><BR/>But that's just my taste.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-47371025538160707222007-09-16T20:36:00.000-05:002007-09-16T20:36:00.000-05:00iqs"What details in this passage would [Sam] under...iqs"What details in this passage would [Sam] understand without great exertion on the part of [Bell]? <BR/><BR/>Not much at all, frankly. That all flew over my head.<BR/><BR/><BR/>a little off-topic, but speaking of old-old-school fantasy. Have you read Eddison's 1922 Worm Ouroborous? I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-3167051098263654672007-09-15T09:26:00.000-05:002007-09-15T09:26:00.000-05:00There are few pleasures in life quite as keen as h...There are few pleasures in life quite as keen as having a group of schoolchildren come into your library, see the multiple copies of Edward Eager on your shelves, and say, "Oh, SNAP!" <BR/><BR/>It recently occurred to me that Eager is one of the rare American fantasy authors aside from Baum that are still read today. Obviously he owes much to Nesbit, but when I was trying to come up with American fantasy pre-60s that's still popular, I found myself oddly stuck.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.com