tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post3787811741963448624..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: read JurgenJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-25558978798818508762010-10-30T14:08:45.515-05:002010-10-30T14:08:45.515-05:00Thanks for the tip!
Dying Earth style from a centu...Thanks for the tip!<br />Dying Earth style from a century ago sounds intriguing. Certainly if BSG writers read it too :-)Jaap de Goedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554247766752846375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-58728013238996245172010-10-28T19:10:37.443-05:002010-10-28T19:10:37.443-05:00It's also at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.g...It's also at Project Gutenberg:<br /> <br />http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8771<br /> <br />in HTML, plain txt, and some e-book formats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-33593733080819544232010-10-28T15:09:42.564-05:002010-10-28T15:09:42.564-05:00I love Cabell.
Del Rey did paperbacks of a few ...I love Cabell. <br /><br />Del Rey did paperbacks of a few of his Poictisme books which you can still find if you look around. I've got all but one of them. <br /><br />The titles I've got are: Something About Eve, The High Place, Domnei, The Silver Stallion, and Figures of the Earth. I'm missing The Cream of the Jest. <br /><br />Jurgen is particularly good but the others don't disappoint!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271590915482399360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-24512243466373405552010-10-28T13:52:40.429-05:002010-10-28T13:52:40.429-05:00Years ago I grabbed a copy of Jurgen from an ENWor...Years ago I grabbed a copy of Jurgen from an ENWorld member for a quarter + shipping. The book arrived in excellent condition and was published in 1927. While gingerly handling the book at first, I dove in and bought a lot more Cabell books after reading this one.<br />Cabell is so good he is one of the few authors whose books are not returned when I lend them out (although I never will loan out the 1927 book).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-26665702717204418342010-10-28T13:34:34.161-05:002010-10-28T13:34:34.161-05:00I've only read Jurgen and Figures of Earth (a ...I've only read Jurgen and Figures of Earth (a couple times each,) but I've long thought that Cabell is a sadly overlooked literary genius. Jurgen was written in 1919, but it's very modern in feel, wittier and more sophisticated than many current books. <i>Especially</i> modern fantasy books.<br /><br />I should really start reading his other books.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-4095205528816132372010-10-28T09:36:36.221-05:002010-10-28T09:36:36.221-05:00Figures of Earth, while written after Jurgen, take...<i>Figures of Earth</i>, while written after <i>Jurgen</i>, takes place before the other novel, and tells of the life of Dom Manuel. It's a moving picture of how life kills all of us, but remains just as fun and witty as <i>Jurgen</i>.<br /><br />I kinda wish someone would bring Cabell back into print.cappadociushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444938548248623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-38260956159161941882010-10-28T06:06:02.293-05:002010-10-28T06:06:02.293-05:00You should read ALL of Cabell's books. Don'...You should read ALL of Cabell's books. Don't limit yourself to Jürgen. You should read the whole Storisende books or, as I prefer calling them, the biography of the lives of Don Manuel.<br />It will change your life and enlighten you to a point that you start doubting every emotion and every fact.A Khounanihttp://spielfetzen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-82564620870085365512010-10-28T03:57:26.565-05:002010-10-28T03:57:26.565-05:00thanks for this discovery.
i never heard about thi...thanks for this discovery.<br />i never heard about this author before, and yesterday i made a search, i must admit this book inspires me so today i booked a copy from the library.<br /><br />thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-55351796285296664762010-10-27T22:21:47.440-05:002010-10-27T22:21:47.440-05:00Hey, and it's public domain too! Here's a ...Hey, and it's public domain too! Here's a link:<br />http://manybooks.net/titles/cabelljaetext058jurg10.html<br /><br />Thanks for the tip Jeff!Jesse Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737072478903535244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-40255633608285837822010-10-27T13:08:49.925-05:002010-10-27T13:08:49.925-05:00I, too, am a fan of his crazily high fantasy setti...I, too, am a fan of his crazily high fantasy setting. Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-73873934917514243062010-10-27T12:05:15.795-05:002010-10-27T12:05:15.795-05:00Good call. That's a great book. He wrote a who...Good call. That's a great book. He wrote a whole series of novels set in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poictesme" rel="nofollow">Poictesme</a> (which would make a good campaign setting). My other favorite is <i>The High Place</i> (1923). Just watch out for the great tumblebug!Jerry Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657432306103298802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-45892656465018529952010-10-27T12:01:59.050-05:002010-10-27T12:01:59.050-05:00I'm actually currently reading Jurgen; I found...I'm actually currently reading Jurgen; I found a first edition (albeit 12th printing) some months ago in a bookstore, and was intirgued.Wondergeckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245200455477077366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-408715241887610492010-10-27T11:25:47.229-05:002010-10-27T11:25:47.229-05:00It was denounced by the New York Society for the S...It was denounced by the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, who attacked it for being too obscene. The case went on for two years before Cabell and his publishers won. The alleged "indecencies" were double entendres that also had a perfectly decent interpretation. Ironically, what actually offended the prosecution the most was the suggestion of papal infallibility. <br /><br />As an aside, the writers of Battlestar Galactica's reboot seemed to include many allusions to religion. Their chief architect was named Cavel (rhymes with rabble, which is how Cabell pronounced his name - not Ca-Bell). Cabell was rumoured to have an illicate affair with a student and author named Ellen. In BSG, Cavel had a relatinship with Ellen Tyrell, one of the mothers of his cylon-kin. Art imitates art.<br /><br />Probably reading too much into it. <br /><br />I need more tea...<br /><br />Ciao!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com