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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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Jurgen -- Cabell's most famous and import work -- is reprinted in a facsimile edition with all of Frank C. Pape's beautiful black & white interior illustrations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine listen; Let's get it on MP3/CD!, April 29 2002
By David H. Straayer "DHStraayer" (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice (Audio Cassette)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Tell the rabble, my name is Cabell., April 6 2002
This review is from: Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice (Audio Cassette)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Before Heinlein, Jul 12 2001
By "sciolist" (CAMBRIA, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on May 20 2001 by Yuri Rasovsky

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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
Published on Oct 3 2000 by Kevin S. Schemerholtz

4.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Jul 17 2000 by Rich Puchalsky

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Feb 8 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Jul 19 1996

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