Chivalry: Dizain des Reines

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Chivalry: Dizain des Reines

by James Branch Cabell

EN·~5 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total
1

CHIVALRY: - Dizain des Reines - JAMES BRANCH CABELL - 1921

5:50:34
2

FOOTNOTES

0:52

Description

A courteous messenger presents a modest booklet to a noble lady, and the story unfolds as a playful yet earnest chronicle of a courtly hero whose single, all‑consuming impulse drives him toward a grand, almost mythic destiny. Through tangled family trees and recurring figures, the narrative sketches a world where ambition, love, art, and sensuality collide, each pursued with the single‑minded vigor of a knight on a quest for perfect self‑realisation.

The novel balances bright, satirical wit with a lingering melancholy, inviting listeners to contemplate how far a person will go when a dream becomes the sole measure of worth. Its lush, baroque language and intricate, interwoven motifs create a vivid tapestry that feels at once timeless and sharply aware of the age it mirrors, offering a thoughtful meditation on the cost of striving for an ideal.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (337K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-03-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

James Branch Cabell

James Branch Cabell

1879–1958

Best known for the witty and once-controversial novel Jurgen, this Richmond-born writer built a strange, elegant body of fantasy that mixed satire, romance, and myth. His books were admired by major literary figures of his day and helped give early American fantasy a distinctly playful voice.

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