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Jurgen
  

Jurgen (Hardcover)

by James Branch Cabell (Author)
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Rarely in this age of action figures and product tie-ins does one come across a work as boldly and unapologetically erudite, urbane, and steeped in folklore, mythology, and literature as this early fantasy classic. Written in 1919 by James Branch Cabell, JURGEN employs chivalry, philosophy, mild eroticism, humor, and high poetic prose to celebrate man's desire for the perfect mate. Think Shakespeare crossed with Philip Roth. This production is just as unapologetically smart and urbane as the book. JURGEN's vocabulary is enormous, and John Rubinstein gives a fine, clear reading as the hero, while Melissa Greenspan, Ann Marie Lee, and Lorna Raver give depth and voices to the many heroines (from Guinevere to Helen of Troy). The entire production is like listening to a banquet of words. B.P. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A fine listen; Let's get it on MP3/CD!, Avril 29 2002
Par David H. Straayer "DHStraayer" (Tacoma, WA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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After 20 years of reading single-voice narrations, it was one of
my few exposures to multi-voice dramatizations.

I did find the inevitable range of loudness of a dramatization
to be a bit of a problem with my hearing. Struggling with the
overly-complex user interfaced tone controls on my JVC in-dash
CD/MP3 player finally got that mostly under control.

They fellow who played "the black guy" reminded me and my fellow
listener ever so much of Burgess Meredith. I didn't see a cast

listing on the printed enclosure, I would have appreciated it.
That way, I wouldn't have to say "the black guy" to avoid my
uncertainty of the spelling of the character's name.
(Kothschai?).

I just love banned books, and Jurgen is a fine early example.
(Right now, I'm reading "Harmful to Minors", there's nothing
like finding out that people are trying to keep me away to make
me want to read it...)

The story is full of nuance and implication. The phrase
"treating fairly" will always have a new meaning for me.

The accompanying music was added in just the right amounts and
at the right times. I'm resentful of Jurgen's whistling, as I
thought that I was preeminent at tuneless whistling, but be that
as it may...

A delightful read in all, and my thanks to Yuri.

David H. Straayer
The Self-Appointed CD/MP3 Audiobook Gadfly...

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Tell the rabble, my name is Cabell., Avril 6 2002
Any guy, especially one over forty, who doesn't adore this book, and doesn't have at least a dozen Cabell books on his shelf, including at least one signed first edition, is a savage. If you don't understand the heart rending chapter, "Dorothy Who Did Not Understand", you haven't lived.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Before Heinlein, Juil 12 2001
Par "sciolist" (CAMBRIA, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Jurgen (Paperback)
Perhaps the finest fantasy ever written by an american writer. It will change your life every time you read it. Cabell was brilliant and Heinlein copied him more than once (compare Job: A Comedy of Justice). Cabell was sexy, ironic, consistant. Even Asimov, in his final works attempted to equal the History of Dom Manuel by combining the Robots and Foundation into a single cosmology.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 An Intellectual Romp in the Hay
Magically recovering his youth, Jurgen, a poet-cum-pawn broker of medaeval France, begins an erotic odyssey, in which he beds King Arthur's bride-to-be, a love goddess in her... Read more
Publié le Mai 20 2001 par Yuri Rasovsky

5.0étoiles sur 5 Read this book
All of JBC's books are interesting, this is among his best. Many modern readers may find his writing style unfamiar: it has quality and beauty. Read more
Publié le Oct. 3 2000 par Kevin S. Schemerholtz

4.0étoiles sur 5 a flawed classic
A first rule of thumb when approaching Cabell's 18-volume opus, the Biography of Manuel; every book will be about Cabell's relationship with his wife. Read more
Publié le Juil 17 2000 par Rich Puchalsky

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Great American Fantasy Novel
In the 1920s, James Branch Cabell (rhymes with "rabble") was considered by many to be one of the greatest American writers, based on this novel. Read more
Publié le Fév 8 1998

5.0étoiles sur 5 A fantasy classic from the 1920's still in print!
This was a notorious book of the 1920's, and it describes the odyssey of Jurgen, a middle-aged pawnbroker and a "monstrous clever fellow", who is miserable with his... Read more
Publié le Juil 19 1996

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