Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
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"Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice" is a 1919 satirical fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell, known for its witty, irreverent exploration of morality, sexuality, and myth that famously provoked an obscenity trial.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Jurgen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | James Branch Cabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | subject to attempted suppression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| features |
allegorical characters
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parody of Arthurian legend ⓘ parody of classical mythology ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Frank C. Papé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObscenityTrial | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern fantasy literature
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satirical fantasy writers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCaseInvolved | obscenity trial brought by the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century American fantasy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jurgen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
humorous
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ironic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
irreverent treatment of religion and myth
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obscenity controversy ⓘ witty exploration of morality and sexuality ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Poictesme cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | pawnbroker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert M. McBride & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Poictesme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | picaresque journey ⓘ |
| subject |
marriage
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middle age ⓘ morality ⓘ myth ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| theme |
compromise between desire and duty
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critique of prudery ⓘ satire of conventional morality ⓘ the nature of justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | satirical ⓘ |
| trialOutcome | acquittal ⓘ |
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