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Originally Posted by Teresa Edgerton  Not at all. Just as one example, E. R. Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros was written in 1922.
Tolkien's worldbuilding was more complex and consistent, but I can't think of anyone since who has achieved that level. It's usually about the level of Eddison and other pre-Tolkien writers. |
It is possible that Plato made up Atlantis. If that is true, it would be some great worldbuilding, since we still talk about it today. But I guess we'll never know.