Figures of Earth
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Figures of Earth is a 1921 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell that follows the ironic, picaresque rise of the peasant Manuel to power in the mythical land of Poictesme.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Figures of Earth canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Branch Cabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fictionalSettingType | mythical land ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Silver Stallion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
picaresque fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Frank C. Papé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCharacter |
Dom Manuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miramon Lluagor NERFINISHED ⓘ Niafer NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Freydis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bargains with supernatural beings
ⓘ
quest for glory ⓘ rise from peasantry to nobility ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTone |
mock-heroic
ⓘ
wry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition
ⓘ
fate ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ power ⓘ the nature of success ⓘ |
| includedIn | Storisende edition of James Branch Cabell’s works ⓘ |
| isFictionalWorkAbout | the life of Dom Manuel of Poictesme ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn | later 20th-century fantasy writers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern fantasy ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | ironic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ironic treatment of heroism
ⓘ
subversion of chivalric romance conventions ⓘ |
| partOf | Poictesme cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Cream of the Jest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Dom Manuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | peasant ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert M. McBride & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Biography of the Life of Manuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Poictesme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | medieval-like era ⓘ |
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