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Chivalry

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First published: 1921
Pages: 159

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Ten linked tales make up this early entry in Cabell's long chronicle of Poictesme, each built around a medieval queen or great lady tested by love, duty, and the distance between chivalric ideals and human appetite. Cabell moves through the courts of England and France, following women who must weigh honor against desire while the men around them profess a devotion they rarely live up to. His prose is deliberately ornate and laced with irony, treating the code of chivalry as both beautiful and faintly absurd. The result is romance written by a skeptic, elegant and knowing at once. Offered here as a free PDF and EPUB edition for readers exploring one of American fantasy's stranger stylists.

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James Branch Cabell

James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) was an American author from Richmond, Virginia, best known for the elaborate fantasy cycle he called the Biography of the Life of Manuel. His ironic, ornate style won admirers including Mark Twain, and drew wide notoriety when Jurgen faced an obscenity trial.