the once-controversial novel "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice"
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"Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice" is a 1919 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell, famed for its witty, allegorical exploration of morality and sexuality that led to an obscenity trial and later recognition as a classic of American fantasy literature.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Branch Cabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | once banned in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| containsElement |
parody of chivalric romance
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ time travel-like journeys ⓘ visits to mythic realms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
initially controversial
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later recognized as a classic of American fantasy literature ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Anaitis
NERFINISHED
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Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ Guenevere NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Dolores of the White Cliff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | fictional province of Poictesme ⓘ |
| influenced | later American fantasy writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
folklore
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medieval romance ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| legalIssue | obscenity charges ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquitted ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American fantasy literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jurgen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical exploration of morality
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allegorical exploration of sexuality ⓘ controversial sexual innuendo ⓘ use of double entendres ⓘ witty prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | James Branch Cabell’s Poictesme cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | pawnbroker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert M. McBride & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mythic version of medieval Europe ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obscenity trial ⓘ |
| theme |
marriage
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morality ⓘ philosophical skepticism ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ the nature of justice ⓘ the search for meaning ⓘ |
| titleExplainedAs | a comic examination of justice in human affairs ⓘ |
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