James Branch Cabell
James Branch Cabell was a celebrated ironist who created the fantastical medieval realm of Poictesme as a vehicle for his skeptical, witty commentary on human idealism and sexuality. The suppression of his novel Jurgen made him a cause célèbre.
Works
- JurgenFantasy novel of a cynical man's journey through a magical realm seeking redemption
- The Cream of the JestFantasy romance of a dreamer's quest through an imagined realm of beauty
- Figures of EarthRomantic fantasy of earthly and supernatural love set in an imagined medieval realm
- Beyond LifeEssay collection on life, art, and the meaning of existence
- The Silver StallionFantasy novel of the exploits of legendary knights in a magical domain