E. R. Eddison (1882–1945)
Autor(a) de The Worm Ouroboros
About the Author
Séries
Obras de E. R. Eddison
In Valhalla 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Eddison, Eric Rücker
- Data de nascimento
- 1882-11-24
- Data de falecimento
- 1945-08-18
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Local de nascimento
- St Helens, Adel, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Leeds, England, UK
St. Helens, Adel, Yorkshire, England (birth) - Educação
- Eton College
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Ocupação
- civil servant
novelist - Relacionamentos
- Ransome, Arthur (friend)
- Organizações
- Board of Trade
- Premiações
- Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (Companion, 1924)
Order of the Bath (Companion, 1929)
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
Read These Too (1)
Unread books (1)
Prêmios
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 4,013
- Popularidade
- #6,287
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 64
- ISBNs
- 111
- Idiomas
- 8
- Favorito
- 11
I don't recall it having been so laborious from my first time of reading back in my teenage years, but I guess without internet reference rabbit-holes to fall down, it would be faster, though somewhat more archaic and obscure.
Anyway, the plot takes precedence over character, and there's barely any plot to speak of, so what you are left with is a framework over which Eddison drapes his sumptuous language, weaving moods and reveries, sometimes loud, brash and theatrical, at othertimes delicate fretworks of bejewelled, gilded traceries. It's definitely a love/hate book, and I've needed my own mood to be right to enter into Eddison's world, but I was happy to take my time and approach it as a feast of many courses, rather than a fast food binge.… (mais)