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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486479153

ISBN-139780486479156

eBay Product ID (ePID)128522558

Product Key Features

Book TitleJurgen

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Fantasy / Historical

Publication Year2011

GenreFiction

AuthorFrank Cheyne Papé, James Branch Cabell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-040350

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal813/.52

Table Of ContentIntroduction by Bob Blaisdell A Foreword: Which Asserts Nothing I. Why Jurgen Did the Manly Thing II. Assumption of a Noted Garment III. The Garden Between Dawn and Sunrise IV. The Dorothy Who Did Not Understand V. Requirements of Bread and Butter VI. Showing that Sereda Is Feminine VII. Of Compromises on a Wednesday VIII. Old Toys and a New Shadow IX. The Orthodox Rescue of Guenevere X. Pitiful Disguises of Thragnar XI. Appearance of the Duke of Logreus XII. Excursus of Yolande's Undoing XIII.Philosophy of Gogyrvan Gawr XIV. Preliminary Tactics of Duke Jurgen XV. Of Compromises in Glathion XVI. Divers Imbroglios of King Smoit XVII. About a Cock that Crowed Too Soon XVIII. Why Merlin Talked in Twilight XIX. The Brown Man with Queer Feet XX. Efficacy of Prayer XXI. How Anaitis Voyaged XXII. As to a Veil They Broke XXIII. Shortcomings of Prince Jurgen XXIV. Of Compromises in Cocaigne XXV. Cantraps of the Master Philologist XXVI. In Time's Hour-Glass XXVII. Vexatious Estate of Queen Helen XXVIII. Of Compromises in Leuke XXIX. Concerning Horvendile's Nonsense XXX. Economics of King Jurgen XXXI. The Fall of Pseudopolis XXXII. Sundry Devices of the Philistines XXXIII. Farewell to Chloris XXXIV. How Emperor Jurgen Fared Infernally XXXV. What Grandfather Satan Reported XXXVI. Why Coth Was Contradicted XXXVII. Invention of the Lovely Vampire XXXVIII. As to Applauded Precedents XXXIX. Of Compromises in Hell XL. The Ascension of Pope Jurgen XLI. Of Compromises in Heaven XLII. Twelve that Are Fretted Hourly XLIII. Postures Before a Shadow XLIV. In the Manager's Office XLV. The Faith of Guenevere XLVI. The Desire of Anaitis XLVII. The Vision of Helen XLVIII. Candid Opinions of Dame Lisa XLIX. Of the Compromise with Koshchei L. The Moment that Did Not Count

SynopsisWitty, compelling fantasy recounts a time-traveler's adventures through a supernatural dreamscape, his romances with famous women, and his confrontations with God and the Devil. Thirteen full-page illustrations by Frank C. Papé., 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. This edition features more than a dozen striking full-page illustrations by Frank C. Pape., 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. This edition features more than a dozen striking full-page illustrations by Frank C. Papé.

LC Classification NumberPS3505.A153J87 2011