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Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice

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Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice

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Author: James Branch Cabell
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1977
Robert McBride & Company, 1919
Series: The Biography of the Life of Manuel: Book 6
Book Type: Novel
Genre: Fantasy
Sub-Genre Tags: Comic Fantasy
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A middle-aged pawnbroker-poet is allowed to regain his youth for a year of amorous adventures in this compelling fantasy. Filled with strange beasts, alien gods, fabulous lands, beautiful ladies, and an aura of the supernatural, Cabel's allegory leads its hero through affairs with Guenevere and the Lady of the Lake as well as confrontations with God and the Devil.

The 1919 publication of Jurgen catapulted its author into a position as one of the most enigmatic and controversial literary figures of his era. Critical response ranged from lavish praise to violent denunciations, including attempts to have the novel banned for obscenity. Modern readers consider it a landmark in the history of American fantastic fiction and a successor to the traditions of Rabelais, Sterne, Swift, and Voltaire. Its gentle blend of comedy and irony in a fantastic setting has enchanted generations of readers.


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