The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison
A Mythic Discussion with Lynn Lockhart
© 2017 James LaFond
AUG/1/17
In a recent planning discussion Lynn suggested that we choose a book that we would both read at the same time and then do chapter-by-chapter discussions in podcast form. She asked me to choose the book and, knowing her penchant for dead white writers, I decided on this little known classic, a predecessor of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings in one reasonably long volume.
The edition I am working from is The Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading, 2005, 443 pages, originally published in 1922
Lynn, the median length of the chapters is around 16 pages. I think if we review one chapter every second week it will be an easy thing to keep on top of. Let me know when you're ready to begin. Since we are subject to much of the same external information I think we should read these chapters over the same period, as I have noticed that current events and conditions have influenced some of my reviews, some consciously and some unconsciously and only perceived in retrospect.
when you're food
dark, distant futures
under the god of things
broken dance
uncle satan
america the brutal
night city
logic of force
all-power-fighting
on the overton railroad
sons of aryas
wife—
by the wine dark sea
winter of a fighting life
blue eyed daughter of zeus
the fighting edge
sorcerer!
the first boxers
song of the secret gardener
the year the world took the z-pill
cracker-boy
barbarism versus civilization
masculine axis
the sunset saga complete
advent america
into leviathan’s maw
songs of aryas
logic of steel
let the world fend for itself
thriving in bad places
son of a lesser god
fate
fanatic
solo boxing
the greatest boxer
predation
fiction anthology one
hate
taboo you
the greatest lie ever sold
the combat space
book of nightmares
your trojan whorse
the lesser angels of our nature
time & cosmos
the gods of boxing
within leviathan’s craw
orphan nation
honor among men
ranger?
triumph
z-pill forever
on combat
beasts of aryas
menthol rampage
Downloaded and ready to follow along.
I'll tell you, though, if Chapter I is any indication, it doesn't read easy like a "Hobbit"-style kids story, or even an "Earthsea" tale.
Gotta go through it a couple times to figure out where you are.
Jeff B. just put my copy in the mail.