The High Place

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The High Place is a 1923 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell that blends satire, romance, and allegory in a whimsical, ironic tale set in his mythical province of Poictesme.

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instanceOf fantasy novel
satirical novel
author James Branch Cabell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre allegory
fantasy
romance
satire
hasFictionalProvince Poictesme NERFINISHED
hasLiteraryStyle ironic narration
ornate prose
hasMainCharacter Dom Manuel NERFINISHED
hasMythicalSetting Poictesme NERFINISHED
hasTheme fate and free will
illusion versus reality
moral consequences of desire
satire of romantic ideals
isPartOfSeriesBy James Branch Cabell NERFINISHED
literaryMovement early 20th-century American fantasy literature
mediaType print
narrativeTone ironic
whimsical
notableFor blend of fantasy, satire, and romance
originalLanguage English
partOf Poictesme cycle NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1923
publisher Robert M. McBride & Company NERFINISHED
setting Poictesme NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfPublication 1920s

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James Branch Cabell notableWork The High Place