Jurgen
by James Branch Cabell
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Author: James Branch CabellDrawings: Frank C. Pape
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1977-06-01
ISBN: 0486235076
Number of pages: 346
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: "There is not any memory with less satisfaction in it .....
Summary: 4 Stars
..... than the memory of some temptation we resisted."
This book is a triumph for humankind and for what we are as functioning biological entities defying the cosmos - even if it is only for the tiny speck of cosmic time that we are allotted. But while we have it - yes, we are triumphant. Not only does Cabell elevate the human but he also manages to degrade all those icons we set up as unachievable envies - beautiful women (some famously from the past like Helen of Troy), kings, popes, fantasy creatures. But he even brings us truimphantly in engagements with the Devil and God itself!!! And yet, for all that, at the end Jurgen is still humbled and respectful.
To me Cabell's message is go out and live life well - enjoy the physical aspects of existence, the mental ones, the spiritual ones - deny yourself none of them. But nevertheless, remain conscious of your greatest treasures - no matter how humble they may be, they are yours and you should be proud to claim them.
It goes on a bit, but it is a wonderful book.
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