At the Earth's Core | Literary Qualities
At the Earth's Core is quintessential Edgar Rice Burroughs—it is a magnificent daydream in which the imagination is allowed to create great wonders and to shape cultures into forms that are pleasing to the eye and the libido. As is always the case with Burroughs at his best, the descriptions are sharp and evoke the otherworldliness of the landscape:
Had I still retained the suspicion that we were on Earth, the sight that met my eyes would quite entirely have banished it. Emerging from the forest was a colossal beast which closely resembled a bear. It was...
[The entire page is 586 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
Tell a friend about At the Earth's Core at eNotes.
