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Domnei
James Branch Cabell
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"Heyday! but here is an odd evincement of gratitude!" de Montors retorted; "and though I am not particularly squeamish, let me tell you, my fine fellow, I do not ordinarily fight with lackeys."
"Nor are you fit to do so, messire. Believe me, there is not a lackey in this realm—no, not a cut-purse, nor any pander—who would not in meeting you upon equal footing degrade himself. For you have slandered that which is most perfect in the world; yet lies, Messire de Montors, have short legs; and I design within the hour to insure the calumny against an echo."
"Rogue, I have given you your very life within the hour—"
"The fact is undeniable. Thus I must fling the bounty back to you, so that we sorry scoundrels may meet as equals." Perion wheeled toward the boat, which was now within the reach of wading. "Who is among y. . . Read More
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James Branch Cabell is an American treasure. "Domnei" is one of his best. A wry, ironic, sardonic and witty fantasy that explores the nature of woman's effect on men and on the meanings of "Love" and lust.
Domnei is an adult, wicked, and subversive story of the bitter feud between a knight, Perion, a
A haunting, magical journey.
Similar to reading Shakespeare, it takes a little bit to adjust to the language, but once you’re adjusted, this is an incredibly captivating journey in a land of intense chivalric love.
You don't expect a book about chivalric romance, written in the slightly arch tone of hundred-year-old pre-Tolkien fantasy, to completely wreck you. Domnei left me quiet, still and thoughtful for a very long time. It is an extraordinary work, illustrative of the depths of emotion and great writing t
I really wanted to give this 2 stars, at least grading on a curve, but that would be dishonest. So i'll simply have to state that this is the LEAST engaged i have ever felt reading Cabell.
I'm sure this is a fine example of what its attempting, which was a medieval/fantasy? romance thing. But i just
Beautifully written with an author's tongue clearly held firmly in cheek. Just as Milton preferred to write about the devil, Cabell obviously preferred to write about Demetrios--and who can blame him?
This is a prose romance, a picaresque, violent love story told in poetic language. Like The Princess Bride, it was written by a cynical, anti-romantic writer secretly in love with romance, who wrote one romance, putting the pent-up passion of a lifetime into it. The story is mannered, witty, and moc